By the spring of 1776 , Thomas Paine's ideas written in the book "Common Sense" had built a momentum, the Continental Congress stated that the thirteen colonies were now free and independent from Great Britain. They selected a committee to declare the independence. The congress declared in July 2, 1776 that now they were independent, but the declaration was approved until July 4, 1776 and that's the date we know as the Day of Independence of the United States. The declaration was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, he wrote the declaration based on Thomas Paine's ideas. The declaration caused many conflicts, because they were contradicting themselves and their beliefs in many ways. Those conflicts later on caused the American Revolutionary War. The declaration was a statement of the human rights: ALL men are created EQUAL. Unalienable Rights:

-Life
-Liberty
-Pursuit of happiness

The Declaration of independence showed grievances against KING GEORGE III:

-For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
-For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
-For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
-For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

-For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury

-For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
-For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.