I personally feel like the Declaration of Independence is the single most important document in United States history.
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.
Just read that first line. In 1776, when it was written, these rights were in the process of completely being taken away from the colonists by Great Britain. The colonists couldn't have these unalienable rights (rights that no man can take away) because while King George III was over a thousand miles away from the colonists, he still felt like he put the taxes and regulations that he did on the colonists. The colonists had no representation in Parliament so how could their concerns be brought up.
This document was the United States' way of saying that "enough was enough and that we won't put up with it anymore." Of course, this was written a year after the American Revolution had started, but it had the same effect. This powerful document wasn't just ink and parchment to the colonists, it was the ultimate goal and what they desired more than anything.
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