Locke
Most people in Europe believed that ________ and ______________ have the divine right to rule.
Kings
Queens
Who was the first to sign the Declaration?
___________ _______________
John Hancock
This movement was known as the ____________________
Enlightenment
After ______ days of debating the details, the members passed the final version on ________, ____th, ________.
2 days
July 4th, 1776
This powerful pamphlet got many colonists talking about _______________________.
Independence
Each man knew he was risking his _________ and __________________ putting his name of the Declaration.
Life and Property
The Congress nominated _________ members to outline the colonies’ reasons for wanting ______________________ from Great Britain.
5
Independence
Who wrote the first draft of the outline?
______________ ______________________
Thomas Jefferson
Many European _____________________ in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries wanted to understand how reason and knowledge could improve ___________________ __________.
Philosophers
People's Lives
How many men signed the Declaration in total? ________
56
The __________________________ greatly influenced the American men who wrote the _____________________ of ____________________
Enlightenment
Declaration of Independence
The document argues that ________________ belongs to everyone and no ___________ deserves the right to rule.
Freedom
Tyrant
They could only hope that the colonists’ _____________________ _____________ would be strong enough to beat the British
Continental Army
“ Life, ________________, and the __________________ of ________________________”
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
One of the most _____________________ issues was language Jefferson had included about the _________ of ________________. However, Southern Colonists had it taken out.
Controversial
Evils of Slavery
What is the first day of PCS Summer Break?
May 29th
Thinkers, such as __________ ____________ and _______________ ___________, in England and _________________ __________________ in France used these ideas to change the way people think about the Government.
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In 1777, _______________________, ______________________ was the largest city in North America.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
__________ ________ made the first United States flag after a visit from George Washington in June 1776.
Betsy Ross
People began to believe that the main duty of the Government was to protect its ___________________. In return, people would give consent to be governed by a rule, which is called the _____________ ______________
Citizens
Social Contract
Who were the five members that Congress chose? And where were they from? (Name 3)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
Thomas Jefferson
What is the oldest street in the country? ________________ _____________
Elfreth's Alley
After the fighting broke out in Lexington and Concord, ____________ ___________ wrote a 50 page pamphlet titled _________________ ______________. He argued that the government should be a _____________ ______________.
Thomas Paine
Common Sense
Social Contract
“ All men are created equal” has grown to include _____________, _____________ ________________, ____________________ _____________, and men from all backgrounds.
Women
African Americans
American Indians
On July 8th, 1776, the __________________ Bell was rung before the public reading of the _________________________ of _______________________.
Liberty Bell
Declaration of Independence