LAD #3

1. Democratic Principles.
The Declaration of Independence included many democratic principles because the United States never wanted to be ruled by an autocracy again. These principles made sure that the people of the United States had a say in the goverment. The declaration stated that the United States' government was instituted among men; and these men derived their powers only by the consent of the governed. However, when the government became destructive in any way, its people have the right to abolish it and institute a new government. They organized their powers to benefit the safety and happiness of the American people.

2. Grievances Included in the Declaration.
- The King refused to assent to laws that were necessary for the public good.
- The King forbid governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance.
- The King obstructed administration of justice.
- Judges were dependent on the King's will alone.
- The King kept standing armies among the people even in times of peace.
- The Kinga affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power.
- The King quartered large bodies of his armed troops among the people.
These were only a few of the grievances included in the Declaration of Independence, that helped to unite the colonists against Great Britain.

3. Conclusion.
Because of these grievances and the refusal of the King to listen to the colonists, the United States declared that it had the right to be free and independent. The United States believed it had to the right to be absolved from perpetual allegiance to the British, especially because the British did not treat the colonists fairly. Colonists in support of the Declaration pledged their lives, fortune, and sacred honor.