The Declaration of Independence, EXPLAINED [AP Government FOUNDATIONAL Documents]

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In this video Heimler walks you through what you need to know about the Declaration of Independence for AP Government. This document, written by Thomas Jefferson (with editorial help from John Adams and Benjamin Franklin), officially declared America's independence from Britain. In doing so, Jefferson made plain the Enlightenment sources from which he drew, especially natural rights theory, popular sovereignty, and the social contract.