The "US Declaration of Independence" and "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" are both major early revolutionary documents. What similar claims do the documents make for human rights, and what different demands are insisted upon in the documents? Do the two documents take similar attitudes toward the aristocracy? In what ways are their attitudes different?

Identify at least 4 reasons that the US Declaration of Independence gives for the legitimacy of declaring the United States's legitimate claims to be independent.