People
Writer of Commons Sense
Who was Thomas Paine
What was the purpose of the declaration of Independence?
To declare independence from the King
What is the first part of the declaration called?
The Introduction
someone who has complete control
who is a tyrant
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
What is the introduction
1600 Philosopher that had an idea about government called the Social Contract
Who is John Locke?
What document was written to persuade colonist to break free from the King and his control
What is Common Sense
What part of the declaration lists the issue they have with the king?
The lists of grievances
to disband or get rid of
e 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,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson
What ideas about human rights does Thomas Jefferson borrow from John Locke ?
All men have rights given to them by God (life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness).
Which part of the declaration talks about the rights they have to separate?
The preamble
to make someone live with you
what is quatering
—Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
What is the Preamble
The tyrant king of England
Who was King George the III?
What ideas about government does Thomas Jefferson borrow from John Locke?
That when a government is no longer working for the people, the people have the right to dissolve it.
The piece that was used to announce their independence to the world was?
The resloultion
Word meaning brother or kin
what is Bretheren
—Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.
What is the resolution?
Who were the men who were nominated to write the Declaration of Independence?
Who were the committee of five
Who had the largest signature on the Declaration
Who was John Hancock
What line does T.J. use to announce the independence to the world as their witness?
Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions
taking away from the people items that do not belong to them
what is usurpation
Where is the following listed?
What is grievances?