on of Independence is that if the people feel as though their
             government has failed to protect them, they have the right to change that
             government. Jefferson also points out that these rights are not presented
             to the people by their government or any king but rather from their
             Creator. Jefferson believed that the declaration was a document that
             expressed the beliefs of many Americans.
             Jefferson publicly airs grievances against the British Crown for the
             oppression placed upon the colonists. He needed to identify a single
             person on whom to charge for their grievances, and that was King George.
             Jefferson is very specific about what these grievances are. For instance,
             he states that the king has refused to pass laws unless the people
             "relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right
             inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only" (Jefferson). He
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