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In 1775 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The purpose of the Declaration was to declare and explain why the thirteen colonies were breaking away from Great Britain’s control. In this essay I will explain how Jefferson uses rhetorical strategies to make his document persuasive. Jefferson starts off the Declaration of Independence by explaining why he is writing this manifesto. He starts to tell what is wanted by the colonies. He talks about the rights and powers they are deserved and should have. Jefferson says, “…, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (591). He then goes into tell how it’s also the right of the colonies to break away form Great Britain if Great Britain is not treating the colonies well. Jefferson says, “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of