What principles about the way government should work did the Declaration of Independence claim? how did this inspire revolution and change? how did the people that founded this country fail at living up to these ideas themselves?

How does smith characterize the colonizing effort and why does he so characterize the effort to settle jamestown? what was the most difficult challenge faced by the colonists who established jamestown? how was this most difficult challenge affected by other demands and challenges that confronted the first english to establish a permanent settlement in north america?