Because the Yongle emperor wanted to impress Ming power upon the world and show off China's resources and importance, he gave orders to build even larger ships than were necessary for the voyages.
March on Washington Movement. The March on Washington Movement (MOWM), 1941â1946, organized by activists A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin[1] as a tool to produce a mass march on Washington, D.C., was designed to pressure the U.S. government into desegregating the armed forces and providing fair working opportunities for African Americans.
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.