Declaration+of+Independence+Carolyngr11

•My name is Thomas Jefferson, I am representing the state of Virginia, I am/was a Lawyer, Plantation Owner, Scientist, and I am here to convince you to sign the Declaration of Independence.

•Could you imagine not having your own space and feel like you're being watched 24/7? This is how Great Britain makes us feel; tiny and powerless.

•I have written the Declaration based on what I beleive in. We deserve all these rights, written in The Declaration. I have been part of many different political jobs that involve the people of our nation such as being the Delegate to the Continental Congress and Virginia House of Delegates; I know how many people feel about our way of life in the colonies. It does not make any sense that Great Britain deserves the right to live and be free and we do not.

•Among these rights are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The British own all of our land. WE should be purchasing property on our indepensent country. We are not allowed to choose our own judges; all of the ones the British crown chooses are on their side. Even soldiers are hired to keep watch of us. Without a war going on!

•"When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." -Thomas Jefferson