![]() It was more like a final formality to officially authorize the colonial rebellion that had been evolving for years-and had been a shooting war for more than a year.Ī procedural point that’s interesting to me: much of the stirring prose in the Declaration had already been written in various forms by Jefferson and others in the multitude of documents approved locally throughout the colonies, expressing the colonials’ increasing frustration with the failure of their efforts to negotiate a suitable accommodation with the King and his ministers and Parliament. ![]() ![]() The Declaration didn’t “start” the American Revolution. The Second Continental Congress substantially reworked Jefferson’s draft. Yes, Thomas Jefferson wrote the draft in his stuffy room in Philadelphia, but the final document is the work of many hands. Pauline Maier: basically, it’s trash talk to King George III.Īmerican Scripture exposes the backstory of the Declaration. ![]() My quick review of what we know about the Declaration, courtesy of Prof. The Declaration of Independence was a re-write… New York: Vintage Books, A Division of Random House Inc., 1998. ![]() Basically, it’s trash talk to King Georgeīook review: American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence ![]()
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