1. The Declaration of Independence is still important today because it signifies the birth of a nation, instructs free citizens and provides hope for all people who want to be free.
2. The Declaration serves as a beacon of hope to anyone enslaved. Many countries in Latin and South America base their Constitutions on the United States. These countries followed the pursuit of freedom outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
3. It also serves as instructions to American citizens. The Declaration commands the people to "alter or to abolish" any government when it becomes destructive and fails the people.
4. The Declaration is the birth certificate of America. It is the document formally declaring the intent of the colonies to govern themselves apart from the English crown.
I would want to be alive then because the Texas Revolution was a historic moment for the "Lone Star Republic of Texas." It was when Texas seceded from Mexico, and Mexico seceded from Spain, so it was a revolution within a revolution.
