Vocab
What does the term "independence" mean?
Freedom
Absence of government
Anarchy
After a series of conflicts with France (over land in North America), Britain was in ______ and needed _______.
debt
money
Which group of people wanted to break away from the King?
The colonists
Introduction to the DOI
Preamble
What does the term "declaration" mean?
Formal announcement
The United States form of government
Republic
What was the biggest issue the colonists had with Britain?
No taxation without representation
What are some of the unalienable rights that the DOI talks about? (3)
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Section of the DOI that is a place for all delegates in the Second Continental Congress to show that they agree with the statements written throughout the document
What does the term "grievances" mean?
Complaints
Government in which it is common for ONE person to hold all of the power
Authoritarian
How did the British government get money from the colonists?
Through taxes
What city was the DOI created
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Section of the DOI that explains the complaints the Americans have against the British government and King
List of grievances
What does the term "unalienable rights" mean?
Government with religion combined
Theocracy
What did the colonists do to the British after they taxed them? (Name the 3 examples)
Protested
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Boycott
The DOI was composed primarily by what group?
The Committee of 5
Section of the DOI that explains the basic unalienable rights of all people
Natural Rights of Man
What does the term "consent of the governed" mean?
a government exists only because the people freely allow it to and have given their consent
Britain's form of government where a king and British Parliament are combined
Constitutional monarchy
What was life like for colonists living under British rule? (Name all 3 examples)
Safe- protection provided by British military
Strong economy- access to trade partners
Autonomy- ability to make own local laws
What group met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to decide if the American colonies should declare their separation and freedom from Great Britain.
The Second Continental Congress
Section of the DOI that formally declares that the Americans are free and independent from Britain and the King
Announcement of Separation