Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Declaration of Independence vs. Bill of
Rights vs. Declaration of Sentiments
- The Declaration of Independence was written to separate themselves from Britain.
- It was written against the King of England.
- They said the King did many things against them including taxing without their consent.
- The audience was the people of the colonies and the people of Britain.
- Written by Thomas Jefferson, Ben Frankilin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert R. Livingston.
- Signed July 4th, 1776.
- The Bill of Rights was written to protect the rights of the people.
- Guarantee the protection of the people.
- Offers religious freedoms and other freedoms.
- Ratified September 25, 1789.
- They were both written by the same people around the same time. They were both written to protect rights of the people.
- Declaration of Sentiments
- Grievences
- Women can not vote
- In the eyes of the law women are civilly dead
- The divorce laws make it hard for women to divorce men
- Modeled after the Declaration of Independence