The Declaration of Independence begins with the democratic principles of the newly declared country. These include deriving governing bodies from the consent of the governed, and that it is the right of the people to do what they please with it if they are dissatisfied, including abolish it. Additionally, it guarunteed the rights of life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness.
The Declaration also included grievances they had with the British Empire. These included the refusal to assent to laws of pressing importance, the repeated disolving of representative bodies for the colonies, and the keeping of standing armies in a time of peace without the colonies' consent. Other grievances were the quartering of troops among the colonists, unfair taxation without representation, cutting off international trade, and subjecting them to trials without jury.
In the conclusion of the document, the states firmly declared their independence from Great Britian, and their legitimacy as a new free country, with all rights an independent country has, such as the right to trade with whoever they so chose, the right to declare war, and contract alliances.
Ordinance of Secession of the Confederate States
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