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WRITING TASK: Read and annotate (take notes on) Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence. You will be learning how to analyze and evaluate evidence in The Declaration of Independence (Links to an external site.) so that later on you can see how Frederic

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Reading and Annotating the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson.

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Reading and Annotating the Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson's text on the Declaration of Independence proclaimed freedom

from British rule. People in the colonies became weary of British rule since their monarch was

unjust and ineffective. Many colonists felt stifled by British control. With peace being the

primary driving force, the colonists' desire for independence from British domination, control

over their administration and government, and personal freedom contributed to their pursuit of

independence (Jefferson).

Per Elie Wiesel's argument in his remark, Jefferson, the writer of the Declaration of

Independence, would concur with Wiesel. It was well established, as the text confirms, that the

colonists sought peace, and that's exactly what Wiesel intended. Also, the colonists may identify

with Wiesel's narrative since freedom is being taken away from the protagonists in different

ways. According to Jefferson, the reign of the King of Great Britain had been marked by

recurring abuses and usurpations, which had sought to impose absolute sovereignty over the

States. The King was an oppressive monarch who denied the colonists their independence. This

isn't dissimilar to how the Nazis imprisoned the Jews in many ways. For instance, in "Hope,

Despair, and Memory," it is said that absolved of valuables, all human connections cut, the

inmates found themselves in a cultural and social wilderness. Concern was the only emotion that

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Publisher: 1996 ISBN: 9781557094483 Edition: Unknown

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