Question

Please help me so I don't fail school!!!!!!!!!!                 Directions The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen are all powerful documents. In an essay, analyze how each of these documents and the revolution it inspired influenced revolutions and revolutionaries, including Simón Bolívar and at least one or two of his fellow revolutionaries. Take special note of the impact of the political and legal ideas contained in the documents mentioned. Where possible, compare them to the Declaration of Independence of Venezuela. Prompt Use the project information, Internet, newspapers, and books from the library to learn about the main figures in the Latin and Spanish American Revolutions and the way the three documents mentioned above shaped their thinking, their actions, and the revolutionary movements they were a part of. After your research, create an outline, then make each argument clearly and thoroughly, using evidence (especially documentary) for each point. Make certain you use proper compositional style, spelling, punctuation, etc.

Answer 1

The three documents were beacons of light that gave two major things, freedom and security. More specifically, the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of Rights to Man gave freedom and The Constitution gave security.

The two declarations gave the people freedom to do as they wished. It allowed people to pursue the things they wanted without government intervention. It also gave the right to religion and the right to speech. This granted individuals the ability to seek happiness by any means that is not hindered by law. The Constitution worked in tandem with the declarations, allowing more secure freedom. The Constitution acted as the universal law of man, giving people the right to bear arms and the right to be treated fairly by both law and court.

All three of those documents granted safety and liberty among the people it applied to. However, safety and liberty were not values that were always available to people from different countries. This was so much so that safety and liberty became commodities, and as the influence of the three documents spread, those same commodities became the motivation for thousands of people to revolt. These insurrections required leaders who would be able to spearhead and guarantee that the revolutions would succeed. This allowed the rise of people like Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. These two people were some of the most historically significant leaders of the South American Revolutions. However, every leader needed ideals to follow, and these ideals were heavily entrenched with the theories of liberty and liberal thought.

These same ideals were heavily prevalent after the revolutions succeeded. To ensure that tyrannical rule would be eradicated, the leaders constructed a declaration of their own. This was called The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence. The ideal that was prevalent was the idea of equality and fairness that was present in the American documents. The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence granted the freedoms and safety of the individuals that it applied to, similar to the American documents.

Answer 2

The Declaration of Independence represented a new nation taking on an established power and winning. America was an inspiration for every nation wanting to rule themselves and stop being a colonial outpost. The idea to take on a large powerhouse like Britain, or Spain, as Simon Bolivar was doing, was daunting. The Constitution formed a government that would be set up by and represented the people. All the people would play a role, not just a few people because they have money or other wealth. The Rights of Man and of the Citizen took the foundation laid by the Declaration and the Constitution one more step. The Rights of Man helped establish the rights that each man was born with while also pointing out the rights of the Citizen. It pointed out where the two where similar and where the rights of a citizen differed from those of a man.