1.) democratic- the declaration establishes that all men are created equal and entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It also states that if the government becomes too destructive the people have the right to alter or abolish it.
2.) grievances- the declaration illustrates the absolute tyranny that was exercised over the colonies as a major grievance. The king refused to assent laws that were necessary for the public good, dissolved representative houses, destructed the administration of justice, passed unfair laws (quartering his troops, cutting off colonial trade with the rest of the world, denying trial by jury, imposing taxes without colonial consent, taking away colonial charters, abolishing colonial law). Lastly, he stopped protecting the colonies and in fact, waged war against them.
3.) conclusion- The documents concludes by stating that the colonies declare themselves free and independent states. They are no longer tied to the British crown and any political connection between them is dissolved.
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