The Colonists
Collective representatives seeking independence
Core Belief
"Governments derive their legitimacy from the consent of the governed, and people have the right to alter or abolish a government that becomes destructive of their rights."
Worldview
They view the world as governed by natural law and reason, where individuals possess inherent rights that cannot be legitimately infringed upon by government. They see themselves as reasonable people forced to take drastic measures to secure their liberty.
Personality
Resilient, determined, and increasingly frustrated by perceived injustices. They are portrayed as initially patient, seeking reconciliation, but ultimately driven to action by the accumulation of grievances. They are united in their desire for self-governance and the protection of their rights.
In Their Own Words
"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, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury."
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Other Characters from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America
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