1. Declaring Independence
Chapter 7 - Section 2

2. Common Sense Written by - Thomas Paine
About - Urged colonists to break with Britain
Copies sold - 500,000
Said - Monarchs weren’t fair & that people should make the laws

3. Declaring Independence
When - June 1776
Authors
John Adams
Ben Franklin
Robert Livingston
Roger Sherman
Thomas Jefferson (main author)

4. Three Parts States basic human rights Listed wrongs done by the King
Announced break with England
Approved July 4, 1776

5. Choosing Sides
Patriots - fought for colonies independence
Loyalists - wanted to remain with Britain
Other Worries
Abigail Adams - (wife of John) - worried that women’s rights were not addressed

6. Declaration Ignored WOMEN’S RIGHTS SLAVERY
ALL OF NEW ENGLAND HAD BEGUN TO OUTLAW SLAVERY

7. THE END