The declaration of independance and its importance in american history.

The declaration of independence is a very important document in America's history. It proclaims the separation of the 13 colonies settled in America from the mother country Britain. It played a major role in the American Revolution.
Over 150 years of America living under British rule, Britain decided to put tax on certain items. It started with the sugar act then progressed with the stamp act, which both angered the colonies and developed the phrase 'No taxation without representation'. Next the British put in the townshed acts, which led to the violence of the Boston massacre and the Bos…