Two hundred and thirty-seven years ago, one of the most masterful documents in history was created, the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence expresses the vision of Thomas Jefferson and the fifty-five American colonists of a revolution toward independence and a new government pronouncing a break with Great Britain. In the document, Thomas Jefferson, the author, stipulates that if their government fails to protect their unalienable rights to life, the pursuit of happiness, and liberty, the people have the right to eradicate them. The Declaration of Independence was ratified declaring the United States free and independent on July 4, 1776. This document is and was evidently very influential, serious and significant as all those men promised to "pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and the our sacred honor.” Thus, the Declaration of Independence was a successful document because Jefferson appealed more effectively through diction, syntax, literary devices, and, above all, rhetoric to justify the renunciation by the British Crown When a serious issue arises it is essential to use specific and concrete diction. The Declaration of Independence includes many formally worded sentences, Thomas Jefferson includes a sentence with words such as “it is necessary for a people to disband the political bands ” which gives an idea of ​​how the people felt. Jefferson used “necessary” as the key word because it conveys the strength of the colonists' determination. The colonies were ready to break ties and walk alone. Furthermore, when writing about the King of Great Britain and his actions, Jefferson's diction is sharp. “But when a long series of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, reveal a design to reduce them under an absolute despotism… The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history