Why is it significant that this document begins with a declaration by the “Thirteen United States” and not by the thirteen colonies? According to the preamble, why are the states writing this declar

Why is it significant that this document begins with a declaration by the “Thirteen United States” and not by the thirteen colonies? According to the preamble, why are the states writing this declaration?What does it mean to be “endowed with unalienable rights”? What examples of unalienable rights are listed in this passage?What does it mean for the government to become destructive, and why do the states believe they must declare independence from Britain?