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2 1st Continental Convention
1. In 1774 colonies formed the ____________________________________ which sent a list of complaints to the king. 2. June 1776, Second Continental Congress met in ____________________ and decided it was time to declare Independence. Philadelphia

3 The committee included
Benjamin Franklin John Adams Roger Sherman Robert Livingston Thomas Jefferson

4 17 Charles Thompson John Hancock Dunlaps
4. It took Thomas Jefferson ___________ days to write the rough draft _______________________________ and ___________________________ singed it and sent it to ____________________________ print shop. Charles Thompson John Hancock Dunlaps

5 5. The original printing of the Declaration of Independence is called the __________________________
Dunlap Broadside

6 56 6. The official copy of DOI was signed by _________- delegates and resides in _________________________, Washington D.C National Archives

7 universities, historical societies, libraries,
7. There are ________ surviving Dunlap Broadsides belonging to ___________________________________________________________ ______________________. 8. Two of the remaining copies are in ____________________ repositories. 25 universities, historical societies, libraries, city halls British

8 birth certificate freedoms basic rights
9. The Declaration of Independence is _____________ ______________ of the U.S. It declared our commitment to ________________ and guaranteed our ___________ _____________. birth certificate freedoms basic rights

9 treason hanging united right
10. The signers new that signing the Declaration would be an act of ________________ punishable by _____________ That’s why this document was so important. It showed an ________________ among the colonist treason hanging united right

10 86 Changes were made 500 words were taken out 1,337 words were included 18 signers were under the age of 40 Three were in their 20s Half of the 56 signers were judges and lawyers 11 were merchants 9 were land owners and farmers 12 were doctors, ministers and politicians

11 Impact Today Ideals of equality led to Civil War, Women’s Rights and the Civil Rights Movement Influenced the French Revolution in their Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789 Latin American Movements of 1890s Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh used it as a reason to invade the south During World War II it was kept at Fort Knox KY More than 1 million Americans view it in the National Archives each year

12 Information on the Signers
Of the 56, nine died of wounds or hardships during the war 5 were captured and imprisoned, all brutally treated 12 saw their homes burned 17 lost everything they owned Not one went back on their word All stood by the Declaration of Independence

13 Georgia Delegation Button Gwinnett: Died in a duel in at 42 most valued signature due to only 14 examples that exist. Lyman Hall George Walton

14 New Hampshire Delegation
Josiah Bartlett Matthew Thornton William Whipple

15 Massachusetts Delegation
John Adams Samuel Adams: Had a $35,000 price on his head during the American Revolution Elbridge Gerry John Hancock: Elected Governor of Massachusetts 10 times and had a $50,000 price on his head during the American Revolution Robert Treat Paine

16 Rhode Island Delegation
William Ellery Stephen Hopkins

17 Connecticut Delegation
Samuel Huntington: Elected Governor of Connecticut 10 times Roger Sherman William Williams Oliver Wolcott

18 New York Delegation William Floyd Francis Lewis Philip Livingston
Henry Misner (left before signing) Lewis Morris

19 New Jersey Delegation Abraham Clark John Hart Francis Hopkinson
Richard Stockton John Witherspoon

20 Pennsylvania Delegation
George Clymer John Dickinson (did not sign) Benjamin Franklin Robert Morris John Morton

21 Pennsylvania Delegation (cont.)
George Ross Benjamin Rush James Smith George Taylor James Wilson

22 Delaware Delegation Thomas McKean George Read Cesar Rodney

23 Maryland Delegation Charles Carroll: Last signer to die at 95 in 1832
Samuel Chase William Paca Thomas Stone

24 Virginia Delegation Carter Braxton Benjamin Harrison Thomas Jefferson
Francis Lightfoot Lee

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