Meanings of the Declaration of Independence

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injury and usurpations, all having, in direct object, the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states

The king took complete control over the colonies and didnt protect their rights

That, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men

To protect these rights, governments are set up.

That, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government

When the government doesnt protect its people, the people have the right to alter, or abolish it, and start a new one.

To prove this let facts be submitted to a candid world

Tell the world the honest facts about the King

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 ad the pursuit of happiness.

Every man has equal rights that include life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Everyone is equal.

Deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed

governments get their power from the agreement of the people