The purpose of The Declaration of Independence, as the aforementioned quotes demonstrate, was to declare independence (something which should be obvious from the title of the document), to show foreign powers that their actions were fully justified, and to persuade citizens in England and the colonies to sympathize with their cause.
Current local time in Panama City, Panama.
What time zone is Oregon in? Oregon is in the Pacific Time Zone in the United States. Pacific Standard Time ( PST ) is 8 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-8). A small portion of Oregon, in Malheur County, near the Idaho border, is in the Mountain Time Zone .