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Declaration of Independence Unit 1 Freedom Week Declaration of Independence

Background Colonist upset with growing British regulations (taxes) First shots against Britain, fired at Lexington and Concord in April of 1775 Movement for Independence was slow going 2nd Continental Congress met in May of 1775 July 1776 Continental Congress drafts the Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence Written by a Committee of Five: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson (he wrote most of the document) http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html The Declaration has 4 parts: Opening – why we are declaring independence Declaration of Natural Rights – What rights we have List of Grievances – Everything the King has done wrong Resolution of Independence

Declaration of Independence Approved by Congress on July 4th This document was treason against the King of England