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Why was the American Declaration of Independence used in other revolutions around the world?

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It was used as an announcement of a new nation's founding, as a diplomatic appeal for recognition, as a statement of political philosophy and as a call to defend liberty at home and abroad.
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Because it was one of the most trusted and was seen to be the suited Act as America themselves gained independence
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