What were the specific motives and framework that guided our Founders? There appears to be a movement to transform our current Constitutional Republic into something of ambiguous scope but resolute intention. The movement has an undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the status quo, but lacks the motivation and structure that our Founders had when deciding to write the Declaration of Independence. Founders' Motives Explained The Founders had at least three motives for wanting to declare independence: 1) They didn’t want to be bound only to England, but form alliances with other supportive global powers as well. They would eventually need foreign support for their cause. 2) The Founders wanted to advise the colonists of their intentions to declare independence from the British Crown. 3) They wanted to address potential colonial or global opposition (such as those who might want reconciliation with King George III) by making their intentions …
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