Populations Impacted
5,000 were Patriots. 20,000 fought for the British. All wanted freedom
Who are African Americans?
A description of Natural Rights is found in this part of the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Preamble?
Described as what is beneficial for the majority.
What is the Common Good?
The meeting of representatives from most colonies in 1774 was to address the Intolerable Acts.
What is the 1st Continental Congress?
Using legal methods to create change.
What is working inside the system?
This group of individuals were essential workers who followed armies; cooking and cleaning and tending to the wounded.
Who are women?
This red-haired 33 year old is known as the author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
A Government should do this, for they are unalienable.
What is protect rights?
Taxed items imported to the colonies from Britain, such as paper, glass, and tea.
What are the Townsend Acts?
Using illegal methods to create change.
What is working outside the system?
Native Americans lost this no matter which side they fought on.
What is land?
The document includes a passage on what good government is, which includes a statement saying the people need to agree on who is their authority.
What is consent of the governed?
Governments are expected to do this equally if they are to be considered legitimate.
What is promote the rule of law?
A group that protested British control of the colonies.
Who are the Sons & Daughters of Liberty?
To cancel a law.
What is repeal?
This population group did may not have liked taxes, yet they still had their possessions taken from them for siding with the British.
Who are loyalists?
An itemization of all the wrongs perpetrated by George III and Parliament.
What is the List of Grievances?
Buses, road maintenance, post offices, schools, birth certificates, identification cards, certifications. Are a few examples.
What are providing public services?
Gave the British East India Company exclusive right to sell tea in colonies.
What is the Tea Act?
An official letter of complaint.
What is a petition?
The ultimate conclusion of the Declaration of Independence is this right of the people.
Meritocracy, oligarchy, republic, monarchy. Are examples of these.
What are political systems?
Commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Destroying the government and never replacing it. In essence reverting humanity to a state of nature results in this.
What is anarchy?