On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This document, written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, announced that the Thirteen Colonies were declaring their independence and, in doing so, were independent states outside the British Empire. The Declaration of Independence is composed primarily of colonial grievances and assertions of human rights. The Declaration of Independence provided a profound foundation for the forefathers who drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights of the United States of America and, therefore, for the government of the United States of America. As the first clause of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America says: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights which include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” so proclaims the Constitution of the United States of America. its purpose: "We, the people of the United States, to form a more perfect Union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. , ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. The forefathers of the United States of America wrote the Constitution and Bill of Rights, reflecting early beliefs about why separation from British rule was imperative, as well as the fate of the colonies. It is through the promoted ideas written in the Declaration of Independence that many constitutional principles flow and protected rights are granted. By cataloging the coloni...... middle of paper ......g that rights and freedoms are for the living as well as for future generations. The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is the origin of the Constitution of the United States of America and the Bill of Rights of the United States of America. This is the beginning of the United States of America in many, if not all, forms. Thanks to the Declaration of Independence, the United States of America was able to form a strong and lasting form of government from the start. Beginning in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was accepted, America gained freedom from the foreign power of Great Britain. However, in 1787, when the Constitution of the United States of America was ratified, America began to conform to the form of government that Americans had long awaited. Thanks to the Declaration of Independence, America had, has and always will have a strong basis of government..