I think that the Declaration of Independence was needed for the colonists because it was there ticket to freedom. I also think that it was important because thecolonists wanted to have independence and not be ruled by the other people. The King and Parliament wanted to rule the colonist but the colonists wanted independence so that is why Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and a lot more wrote the Declaration of Independence. After the colonists heard about the Declaration of Independence got written by Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, and a lot more men, theywere very happy to hear about what they did and they had freedom!!! And they were free from all the acts that they placed on them and they all were very happy of the New Declaration of Independence and very thankful to the people who wrote it.