It is the "tone and spirit" of Jefferson's writing that make the Declaration of Independence something more than a statement of political principles. To see this, compare Jefferson's words to those of another Virginian, George Mason, whose "Declaration of Rights" was adopted by the Virginia assembly on June 12, 1776, while Jefferson was still working on his first draft.
Western counties of Virgina did not want to secede from the Union. So they voted to secede from Virginia.
They worked as women to confirm their dignity for the war
