Declaration of Independence * Key Leaders of the Time * People/Events * Significance to American Democracy by Patricia McNair

STANDARDS ADDRESSED 4.28 Identify the people and events associated with the Declaration of Independence and cite evidence from the Declaration to determine its significance to the development of American Democracy. 4.29 Analyze the influences of key leaders during this period, including: Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Benedict Arnold. 4.33 Write an opinion piece with supporting details contrasting how the ideals set forth in the Declaration of Independence clashed with the existence of slavery. 8.23 Determine the central ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence and write an expository piece in which the legacy of these ideas in today's world is described and validated with supporting evidence from the text.

What is the Declaration of Independence? Click for Video (4:00)

Key Leaders of the Time Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin wrote the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin edited the Declaration of Independence John Hancock was President of the Continental Congress & 1st to sign John Adams nominated Washington to be commander of Continental Army

People/Events Associated with the Declaration of Independence Click for Video (4:00)

Taxes Stamp Act Townshend Acts Tea Act Intolerable Acts Tax placed on all printed paper Townshend Acts Tax on imports of lead, glass, paint, paper and tea Tea Act Tax on tea Intolerable Acts Unfair trials, quartering act, king appoints governors for colonies

People Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams Benedict Arnold Thomas Paine Pushed for a centralized government with a capitalistic economy Samuel Adams One of the main forces behind the American Revolution Benedict Arnold Ex-Son of Liberty became a traitor and joined the British halfway through the war Thomas Paine Published Common Sense, a book that provoked Colonists to be free of a king Click for Video (3:00)

Events Boston Massacre 1st Continental Congress 5 protesting Colonists killed by British soldiers British soldiers go unpunished 1st Continental Congress Delegates sent the “Declaration of Rights” King George, III refused 2nd Continental Congress Delegates sent the “Olive Branch Petition” & created the “Declaration of Independence”

Major Components of Declaration of Independence All men are created equal. “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. Men are given by God certain unalienable rights. “They are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

Major Components of Declaration of Independence Governments derive their authority from the consent of the people. “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” When a government abuses it’s power, the people have the right to overthrow it. “That whenever any form of Government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it…

How does the Declaration of Independence Impact the American Democracy? Led to the democratic concept of political participation or the right to vote Today, everyone who reaches 18 can vote. Right to due process and a fair trial if convicted of a crime without taking away a person’s life, liberty, or property Equality led to guaranteeing America’s children the right to a free public education. Increased social participation led to increased liberty for minorities—women and slaves. “The pursuit of happiness” led to free enterprise/capitalistic economy of today (buy and sell without government permission)

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? James Madison George Washington Thomas Jefferson Samuel Adams

2. Who was a traitor to the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin John Hancock Benedict Arnold

2. Who was a traitor to the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots? Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin John Hancock Benedict Arnold

3. During which meeting with the delegates did they create the Declaration of Independence? the American Revolution the Trail of Tears 1st Continental Congress 2nd Continental Congress

3. During which meeting with the delegates did they create the Declaration of Independence? the American Revolution the Trail of Tears 1st Continental Congress 2nd Continental Congress

4. Who wrote a book called, Common Sense, that influenced a lot of the colonists to want independence from Britain? Benedict Arnold Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine

4. Who wrote a book called, Common Sense, that influenced a lot of the colonists to want independence from Britain? Benedict Arnold Samuel Adams Thomas Jefferson Thomas Paine

5. Which statement from the Declaration of Independence went against the existence of slavery? When a government abuses it’s power, the people have the right to overthrow it. All men are created equal. Men are given by God certain unalienable rights. Governments derive their authority from the consent of the people.

5. Which statement from the Declaration of Independence went against the existence of slavery? When a government abuses it’s power, the people have the right to overthrow it. All men are created equal. Men are given by God certain unalienable rights. Governments derive their authority from the consent of the people.