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TheDeclara*onofIndependence
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• Analyzethefollowingquote.• Then,answertheques*onsonyourhandout,anddiscusswithyourpartner.
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“Gentlemanmaycry,Peace,peace-butthereisnopeace.Thewarisactuallybegun.Thenextgalethatsweepsfromthenorthwillbringtoourearstheclashofresoundingarm!...Whatisitthatgentlemenwish?...Islifesodear,orpeacesosweat,astobepurchasedatthepriceofchaingsandslavery?Forbidit,AlmightyGod!Iknownotwhtcourseothersmaytake;butasforme,givemelibertyorgivemedeath!”
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• Noonewasmoreoutspokeninhissupportfor
independencethatPatrickHenryofVirginia.• A8erthepassageoftheIntolerableActs,inMay1775,Henrygaveoneofthemost
memorablespeechesinAmericanhistorythat
helpedpushthecoloniesclosertodeclaringIndependence.
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• Analyzetheimageonthefollowingslide.• Then,answertheques*onsanddiscusswithyourpartneryourunderstandingoftheDeclara*onofIndependence:
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• FiJy-sixdelegatestotheSecondCon*nentalCongress(mostlywell-
educatedwhitemen)signedtheDeclara*onofIndependence.
• InthecenteristhecommiGee—includingJohnAdams,ThomasJefferson,andBenjaminFranklinpresenIngtheirfinaldra8tothepresidentoftheConInentalCongress,JohnHancock.
• AmongthegroupsnotrepresentedintheCongresswereAfrican
Americans,women,workingclasses,Loyalists,andAmericanIndians.
VoIngrightsattheImeweregenerallyextendedonlytowhitemale
propertyowners,whomadeuponeofeveryfourcolonists.
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PART1:1. Inpartners,review6.2TheColonistsOrganize
anArmyinHistoryAlive!2. FillinthechartandanswerthequesIonson
yourhandout.
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6.2THECOLONISTSORGANIZEANARMY
1. WhodidJohnAdamsproposeshouldbecommander-in-chiefoftheCon*nentalarmy?Whatwasthemainreasonhesuggestedthisperson?
• JohnAdamsproposedGeorgeWashingtonbecommander-in-
chief.HebelievedthatWashington,withhistalentand
character,wouldunitethecoloniesbeGerthananyoneelse.
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6.2THECOLONISTSORGANIZEANARMY
2. Intheflowchart,recordfourimportantdetailsabouttheBa\leofBunkerHill(Breed’sHill).
MiliIamenbuiltafortonBreed'sHillallthroughthenightofJune16.
WhenBriIshgeneralHowesawtheAmericanfort,heorderedan
aGack.
TheAmericanswaitedunIltheBriIshwereascloseaspossiblebefore
theyfiredonthem.
IttooktheBriIshthreetriestotakethehill.
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6.2THECOLONISTSORGANIZEANARMY
3. Sketchtheimportanteventthattookplaceineachloca*on.Writeacap*onforeachsketchthatexplainstheimportanceoftheevent.
– Ticonderoga(Winter1775-1776):SketchcouldshowAmericansloading
upsuppliesofcannonsandammuniIon.
– Cap*on:TheCon2nentalarmywasabletoincreasetheirsuppliesenoughtoa;ackBoston.
– Boston(March4,1776):SketchcouldshowBriIshtroopsandLoyalistsleavingBostononships.
– Cap*on:TheCon2nentalarmywasabletoregainBostonwithveryli;lebloodshed,andtheBri2shfledtoCanada.
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1. Readaloud:6.3OntheEveofIndependenceinHistoryAlive!
2. BeginCommonSensetranslaIonacIvity
3. ReviewCommonSensetranslaIonacIvity
4. FillintheVenndiagramonyourhandout
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6.3ONTHEEVEOFINDEPENDENCE
2. IntheVenndiagram,recordatleastonesimilarityandatleastthreedifferencesbetweentheOliveBranchPe**onandCommonSense.
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1. Inpartners,review6.4ThomasJeffersonDraJsaDeclara*oninHistoryAlive!
2. AnswerthequesIonsonyourhandout.
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6.4THOMASJEFFERSONDRAFTSADECLARATION
1. WhodraJedtheDeclara*onofIndependence?Whatwashismainjobinwri*ngthisdocument?
– ThomasJeffersondra8edtheDeclaraIonofIndependencetoofficiallystatethat
thecolonieswereseparaIngfromGreatBritainandbecomingindependent.
2. ChoosethreeimportantideasintheDeclara*onofIndependence.Writetheminthechartbelow.Thenexplainwhyyouthinkeachideaisimportant.
1. Allpeoplearebornequal.Ifeveryoneistreatedthesame,theworldwillbea
morejustplace.
2. Agovernment’spowertorulecomesfromthepeople.Peopledon’thavetofeel
powerless.Thegovernmentdoesnothavepoweroverthem.
3. Thepeoplecancreateanewgovernmenttoprotecttheirsafetyandhappiness.
Peopledon’thavetowaitaroundforsomeonetomaketheirgovernmentbeGer.
Theycancreateanewgovernmentthatwillkeepthemsafeandhappy.
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1. Turntopage592inHistoryAlive!
2. ThefirstparagraphoftheDeclaraIonofIndependenceiscalledthePreamble.
A. QuicklyskimthroughthePreamble.
WhatdoesthePreambleexplain?
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THEDECLARATIONOFINDEPENDENCEUsethistohelpyouunderstandingthemeaningofwordsfoundintheDeclara*on:• Naturalrights—rightsyouarebornwith• Independence—freeofrulebyanothercountry• Self-evident—clearandobvious• Dissolve—tobringtoanend• Endowed—toestablish,toprovide• Unalienable—unabletobetakenaway• Consent—permissionforsomethingtohappen,agreement• Abolish—toputanendto• Liberty—freedom,freewill,independence,self-rule• Separa*on—breakup• Pe**oned—aformalwri\enrequest,anappeal• Despo*sm—rulebyadictator• Tyrant—acruelandoppressiveruler• Candid—honest,open
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ThePreambleexplainsthattheDeclara*onofIndependencewilltelltheworldwhythecoloniesbelievetheyshouldbeindependent.
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B. QuicklyskimthroughthesecondparagraphoftheDeclara*onofIndependence.
Whataresomekeyideasexpressedinthisparagraph?
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Somekeyideasinthesecondparagrapharethatallmen(people)arecreatedequalandthattheyhavebasicrightssuchaslife,liberty,andthepursuitofhappiness.
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C. Thereisalonglistofthatbeginswiththewords,"HehasrefusedhisAssent..."Quicklyskimthislist.
Whatisthisalistofandwhydoyouthinkitwasincluded?
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Thisisalistofchargesthatexplainhowthekinghasviolatedthecolonists’rights.
• Canyouconnectanyofthechargesabovetoeventswehavelearnedaboutbefore?quarteringchargeandimposingtaxes.
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D. QuicklyskimthelastparagraphoftheDeclara*onofIndependence,thatstarts“Wetherefore,theRepresenta*vesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica...”
WhatdotheRepresenta*vessolemnlydeclareinthispartofthedocument?
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TheRepresenta*vesdeclare,“ThattheseUnitedColoniesare...FreeandIndependentStates.”
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ThefollowingfourprinciplesofgovernmentareusedintheDeclara*onofIndependencetomaketheargumentforindependence.Fillinthemissingwords.
• Principle1All______________arecreatedequal.
• Principle2Allpeoplehavebasic______________thatcannotbetakenaway.
• Principle3Thegovernmentgetsitspowertomakedecisionsandprotectrightsfromthe________________.
• Principle4Whenthegovernmentdoesnotprotectthe________________ofthepeople,the__________________havetherightto__________________or__________________thegovernment.
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• Principle1Allpeoplearecreatedequal.• Principle2Allpeoplehavebasicrightsthatcannotbetaken
away.
• Principle3Thegovernmentgetsitspowertomakedecisionsandprotectrightsfromthepeople.
• Principle4Whenthegovernmentdoesnotprotecttherightsofthepeople,thepeoplehavetherighttochangeorremovethegovernment.
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Inpartners:usingyourAnalyzingExcerptsfromtheDeclara*on
ofIndependencehandout,matchoneormoreoftheprinciples
ofgovernmentexpressedintheDeclara*onofIndependence
tothesevenexcerptsfromtheDeclara*onofIndependence.
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Excerpt1:Principle4
Excerpt2:Principle1,2
Excerpt3:Principle3
Excerpt4:Principle4,2
Excerpt5:Principle1,3
Excerpt6:Principle3,4
Excerpt7:Principle4
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Direc*ons:locatethemodernlanguageor18thcentury
equivalentoftheDeclara*onofIndependenceexcerpt
yourgrouphasbeengiven.
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Excerpt1:PrincipleG
Excerpt2:PrincipleC
Excerpt3:PrincipleE
Excerpt4:PrincipleB
Excerpt5:PrincipleD
Excerpt6:PrincipleF
Excerpt7:PrincipleA
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DEBATETEAMCAROUSEL
IstheUnitedStatesupholdingtheprinciplesofgovernmentexpressedintheDeclaraKonofIndependence?
• Reviewthecheatsheetwithyourpartner• Formgroupsof4tobeginthecarousel
• Spend3-minuteswriInginthe1stbox,then,whentheImeris
up,passyourpaperclockwise
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DEBATETEAMCAROUSEL
IstheUnitedStatesupholdingtheprinciplesofgovernmentexpressedintheDeclaraKonofIndependence?
• Peoplewhosaid“yes”sitononesideoftheclass
• Peoplewhosaid“no”sitonadifferentsideoftheclass
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DEBATETEAMCAROUSEL
IstheUnitedStatesupholdingtheprinciplesofgovernmentexpressedintheDeclaraKonofIndependence?
• PracIceacIvelistening:youmustrepeat(paraphrase)what
youropponentsaidtostateyourownview
• CitetheprinciplesofgovernmentexpressedintheDOI
• Backyourviewswithevidence• Alwaysberespecful