congress needed a document to declare why the colonists had to become independent of Britain
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We the People cannot, nor would we ever want to, change the wording of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is not a governing document that can be amended like the Constitution. It is a letter from the Founders to the King of Britain.
The Declaration of Independence, in 1776; then the Constitution, becoming effective in 1789
Both list wrongs that had been done to people
The Declaration of Independence like most state constitutions in that it quoted the ideas of john Locke. These principles were the right to life, liberty, and property.
When they signed the Declaration of Independence, they were going against the king, which was a form of treason and punishable by death. Therefore, it took courage to sign the declaration, and they weren't scared of doing the right thing.