Vocabulary
When someone abuses political power
Tyranny
How many parts make up the Declaration
5
Who were the colonies trying to separate from
Great Britain
Name this principle "Let me be free"
Liberty
2 taxes that were imposed without consent from the colonists
Tea act and stamp act
Rights that cannot be taken away
Unalienable
The main point of writing the Declaration
To declare independence from Great Britain
This person wrote the essay "Common Sense"
Thomas Paine
This makes a petition official
Signatures
Forcing people to let troops into their homes
Quartering
The obligation of letting soldiers into your home
Quartering
The 3 basic human rights according to the Declaration
Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness
This person said people have Unalienable rights 100 years before the Declaration was written
John Locke
A list of complaints
Grievances
The king took away _________ which prevented people from telling their side of a story during a crime
Trial by Jury
Dividing authority so that no one group has too much
Separation of Powers
There were ___ grievances listed
more than 2 dozen
This person suggested that the government failed to protect it's people, they also wrote the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson
The end of a document, and the final point
Conclusion
Higher taxes led to protests that ended badly
Boston Massacre
A list of things someone has done wrong
Grievances
Date of Declaration of Independence adoption
July 4, 1776
This person was the first to suggest a central government and was rejected.
Benjamin Franklin
This part lets you know what to expect, why you are writing
Introduction
___ people died during the Boston Massacre
5