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the Congress, to write a paper-called a "declaration"—that would:
• Tell their beliefs about good government
• Tell what King George had done wrong
• Announce that the colonies were now free and independent-no longer
under British rule.
Why were the words of the Declaration of Independence so important?

The introductory sentence states the Declaration's main purpose, to explain the colonists' right to revolution.

Explanation:

In other words, “to declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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The purpose of The Bill Of Rights is-

A list of the most important rights to citizens or inhabitants of a country. The purpose is to protect these rights, and the bill of rights reinforces them.

For ex)

If someone were to disobey a law or principle, the only way to know is to have the law written down so everyone knows it (adults). Not writing something down, or not making it clear, people will not know how to react when they are charged for something they did not know was illegal.

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