The Declaration of Independence had a profound effect upon the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. The Declaration, it seems, may have ignited the fire under which the Bill of Rights and the Constitution were written. read more
SHORT TERM EFFECTS One of the most important effects of the Declaration of Independence was that it allowed the Revolutionary War to be seen as a war between two separate countries instead of a civil war within Britain. read more
Let us look at two effects this document had, one immediate and one that took longer to become evident. First, the Declaration established that the colonies were truly trying to become independent. Up until that time, the rebellion had not explicitly been about independence. read more