“Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.”
– Thomas Paine
Thesis
The Declaration of Independence was the formal document that declared the United States of America, independent. This is where the U.S. finally became free of Britain and started their own nation. This is a turning point in history because without the Declaration of Independence we could be still under the power of Britain today.