The Birth of a Nation: 1607-1815It has been said that the Declaration of Independence was more democratic and pro-equality and that the Constitution was more for a republic that did not only benefited certain people. The Declaration was idealistic and the Constitution realistic. That 1776 gave us liberty and 1787 gave us order. Although this seems unfair, it appears to be true. After gaining freedom, this country had to establish a system that would maintain order. By declaring independence, the majority of the people thought it would be “…burning the last bridge, becoming a trader in the eyes of the motherland.” (Garraty 110). John Dickinson said: “Torn from the body to which we are united by religion, liberty, laws, affections, relations, language, and commerce, we must bleed into every vein. » » (Garraty 110). People were afraid of separating, they asked themselves: "Where will we find another Britain?" » » (Garraty 110). Ultimately, independence was inevitable. There was great distrust of Parliament and George III when the colonists learned that the British were sending hired Hessian soldiers to fight against them in the revolution. The pamphlet written by Thomas Paine entitled Common Sense boldly called for complete independence. This reflected his views on George III, calling him a bully and also attacking the very idea of ​​monarchy. “Virtually everyone in the colonies must have read Common Sense or heard it explained and discussed. » (Garraty 110). John Adams dismissed it as something he had said many times. “The tone of the debate changed dramatically when Paine's cutting attack took effect.” (Garraty 110). A committee was appointed by Congress, consisting of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and many others. “The committee had asked Jefferson to prepare a draft” that would soon become known as the Declaration of Independence. (Garraty 112). It consisted of two parts: an introduction which justified the abstract right of all people to revolt and described the theory on which the Americans based their creation of a new republican government, and a second part which made it resemble George III, rather than Parliament, to a republican government. as the “bad guy”. “…The king was the personification of the nation against whom the nation rebelled.” (Garraty 112). “The Declaration was intended to influence foreign opinion, but it had little immediate effect outside Britain, and there it only provoked people's anger and determination to subdue the rebels..