For all practical purposes, the principles Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence, were based in part from the "constitution" of his home state of Virginia. With that said, Jefferson made it clear at the opening of the Declaration, that God created all men equally and they were entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
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The Declaration of Independence is best described as a statement of democratic principles.
The Declaration of Independence founded the US government on the principles of human liberty and consent of the governed. The Declaration of Independence announced that the thirteen American colonies would no longer be a part of the British Empire.
because it gave reasons for changes in the principles of government
The Constitution is congruent with the Declaration of Independence in serving as the body and letter to which the Declaration is the thought and the spirit. Both documents were based on the same political and societal principles in denying absolute authority for government.