History Discussion 3 History Essay Research Coursework

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History Discussion 3- Democracy and Independence Declaration
Declaration of Independence in America in 1776 meant that the country had freed its thirteen colonies from the British Empire. The document of the Declaration of Independence holds the patriotic commitment to protecting the democracy of the United States. Furthermore, the document is the root of the democracy that is enjoyed in the United States today. The citizens of the United States of America live up to the promise of Declaration. The documents remind the US citizens of the importance of patriotism and the struggle of our founding fathers to achieve modern democracy. The purpose of this assignment is to discuss whether the early republic of America was prosperous in experimenting with democracy. Furthermore, the paper will seek to understand the efforts of the new American government in completing the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
In the book A people and a nation: a history of the United States, Norton et al. explains how the attainment of Independence was a significant step to the freedom and unification of United States citizens. Many people had begun creating their notions of what republicanism was meant for them. However, the differences in the definition of a republic had several similarities (Norton et al. 157). The creation of a vir...