What are the parts to the Declaration of Independence and what are they called?

Answer 1

Actually, there are generally considered to be five parts of the Declaration of Independence, according to the National Archives' description on its website. But many persons have critiqued the document and some feel that there are any number of different parts. In view of the discrepancy on what, in one sense, is just a matter of opinion depending on the person giving it, I will go with the National Archives' opinion and leave it to readers to form their own opinions. The parts are: 1. The Introduction. This is the opening paragraph; a single sentence beginning with "We the People..." It is sometime erroneously referred to as the Preamble, probably because the opening paragraph of the US Constitution is referred to as the Preamble to the Constitution. 2. The Preamble. The second paragraph, which begins with "We hold theses truths to be self-evident. The Preamble sets the logic al argument that people have rights, that people form governments to secure those rights and when a government becomes destructive of those rights, the people have a right and a duty to throw off that government. 3. The Indictment of King George III. The list of wrongs the King has done to show the ways in which the King has abused the rights of the colonists. 4. The Denunciation of the British people. A statement announcing not only the separation of colonial government from British government, but colonial people from British people. 5. Conclusion. The Declaration of Independence from the King and his British peoples is the only logical conclusion to be taken from the above. What could lead to the different opinions on the number of parts. For one, the "Introduction" is mistakenly called the Preamble, the way the first paragraph of the Constitution is called. Admittedly, calling the second paragraph the "Preamble" seems wrong, but that is what the National Archives says. Some split the last two paragraphs into "Conclusion" and "Declaration" instead of calling both just the "Conclusion". Some combine the indictment of the king and the denunciation of the British peoples as one section.

Answer 2

The Declaration of Independence has four parts. The Preamble is the introduction. It tells why the Declaration of Independence was written. It explains that sometimes people must form a new nation. To do this, they must also have very good reasons.The second part of the Declaration of Independence listed the rights of all people. It states all people are equal, and have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. These rights cannot be taken away. When a government tries to take these rights away from the people, the people have the right to change the government. The people can then form a new government that gives these rights to the people.The third and longest part of the Declaration of Independence lists the grievances or unfair actions of the King and Parliament. It also lists the steps taken by the colonies to settle their differences with Britain. The third part ends by saying the King of England was "unfit to be the ruler of a free people."The fourth part of the Declaration of Independence states that the 13 colonies are free and independent states. It breaks all ties with Britain and says the 13 states have the right to make war and peace, to trade, and to do all the things free countries can do.

Answer 3

1. Preamble

2. Beliefs


3. List of Grievances


4. Resolution


5. Independence


6. Signatures