Transcript The Declaration of Independence

Warm Up
• Get a copy of “Revolutionary Tea” from
your table folder and record the answers in
the warm up section of your notebook.
• Be ready to share
your answers!
Warm Up
1. Who are the characters in this song?
Who do they represent?
2. What island does the song refer to?
What ocean is referred to?
3. What does the boiling tide represent?
4. What event in history does the song
represent?
5. What are the feelings expressed in this
song?
The Declaration of
Independence
Background
• July 4, 1776 –
Declaration of
Independence is adopted
by Congress, John
Hancock was the first
person to sign it
• August 2, 1776 –
Declaration of
Independence is signed
by 50 present members
of Congress, Franklin
remarks “We must all
hang together or we shall
hang separately.”
Main Author – Thomas Jefferson
• Although there were 5
men appointed to
write the Declaration
of Independence,
Jefferson was the
main author
• John Hancock was the
first person to sign the
Declaration of
Independence.
(He signed it very largely so
King George could see it
all the way from
England.)
• There were 56 signers of
the Declaration from all of
the 13 colonies.
• Signing the Declaration
was considered treason,
punishable by death
The Signers
Purpose
• To show why the
colonies were
revolting against
Britain and Declaring
their Independence
Break Up Letter
• The Declaration of Independence is really
a break up letter from the colonists to the
king.
• If you were going to write someone a
break up letter, what parts would you
include?
Parts of a Break Up Letter
Part of Letter
Introduction (Preamble)
Statement of Rights
List of Grievances
Resolution of Independence
Purpose
To let the other person know
that you shouldn’t be
together any more
To explain what every
person has a right to expect
from a relationship
To let them know the
reasons why you have to
break up with them
To explain that you will be by
yourself now and not
together any more
Declaration of Independence
Foldable
• Fold in half
(hamburger fold)
• Cut a slit on the top
sheet halfway
down
Declaration of Independence
Foldable
• Cut 2 more slits so
that you have 4
flaps
Preamble
Natural Rights
Label the flaps
with labels
shown
Grievances
Resolution of
Independence
Declaration of Independence Foldable
• Open foldable and record info on back
of flaps
Introduction
Rights of the
people/role of gov’t
Colonists’
complaints
Colonists declare
their independence
Declaration Puzzle
• With a partner, you will cut out the
headings and phrases from the
Declaration of Independence.
• Decide which section each statement
belongs in and piece the Declaration back
together!
• When you figure it out, glue it on notebook
paper and turn it in.
Enlightenment
• Jefferson used the Enlightenment
ideas of JOHN LOCKE
– People are born with certain natural
rights: life, liberty and property
– People form governments to protect
these rights
– If governments interfere with these
rights, the people have the right to
OVERTHROW them
A Landmark
• Marks the FIRST TIME
EVER that a group of
revolutionaries explained
in detail why they had the
right to change their
government
• Ideas of the Declaration of
Independence influenced
the French Revolution and
revolutions in South
America.
American Revolution
• Crash Course –
American
Revolution