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Which offense in the Declaration of Independence is also found in the Magna Carta?
A. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world
B. For depriving us in many cases, Trial by Jury
C. Transporting us beyond Seas to be tried
D. For cutting off trade
For depriving us Trial by Jury
What is the main purpose of government as expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
To protect/secure our rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Why were colonists outraged by tazes imposed by the British government?
They had no representation in Parliament
"To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers form the consent of the governed."
What Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?
John Locke's idea of the social contract
Where do natural rights come from?
Where does government power come from?
The people
What does Consent of the Governed mean?
What are our Unalienable Rights according to Jefferson and the D.O.I?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Who influenced Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence with ideas about natural rights to life liberty and property?
John Locke
What is the purpose of government as stated in the introduction of the D.O.I?
to dissolve political bands with England
Who were the 3 delegates that drafted the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin
We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal
Which section is this excerpt from in the D.O.I?
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another
Which section is this from in the D.O.I?
Introduction
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
Which section is this from in the D.O.I?
Natural Rights/Unalienable Rights/ Preamble
Who was the main author of the D.O.I?
Thomas Jefferson
He has refused his Assent to Laws
Which section is this from in the D.O.I?
Grievance
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people
Which section is this from in the D.O.I?
Grievances
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments
Which Section is this from in the D.O.I?
Grievances
What is the only way someone can be "subjected to the political power of another" according to Locke?
No one can be put out of this estate and subjected to the political power of another without his own consent.
Social contract/consent of the governed
What can people do if the government takes "an absolute power" of things like life, liberty, and property/pursuit of happiness?
People can alter or abolish this tyrannical governments
Why can the Declaration of Independence be considered a founding document even though it is not a governing document?
It identifies and explains the ideals of the new American republic
What did the signers of the D.O.I risk by signing this document?
they would be guilty of treason and possibly put to death
How did suspending trial by jury violate the colonists' natural rights?
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice
Which section is this from in the D.O.I ?
Grievances
We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States
Which section is this from in the D.O.I?
Conclusion