The Declaration of Independence

Assignment

  Find a shoulder buddy Fill in as much information as possible  You CAN use devices

Vocabulary

   Constitution – a document that explains the government Popular sovereignty –a system in which people vote to decide an issue Individual rights – liberties guaranteed to people by the Bill of Rights

The Preamble

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We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed.

1. Who is being referred to as the “We”?

2. What are unalienable rights?

3. What is meant by the “Pursuit of Happiness”?

4. What is meant by “the consent of the governed”?

The 5 W’s

     Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Make a bubble chart In your journal

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The 5 W’s

Who?

 American Colonists What?

 Declaration of Independence When?

 1776 Where?

 Philadelphia, PA Why?

 Declaring independence from England