1. Warm Up
Read“Revolutionary Tea” that is taped to your desk and record the answers in the warm up section of your notebook.
DO NO Write on the
handout!

2. Warm Up Who are the characters in this song? Who do they represent?
What island does the song refer to? What ocean is referred to?
What does the boiling tide represent?
What event in history does the song represent?
What are the feelings expressed in this song?

3. Revolutionary American Documents Answers
Log in to google classroom and pull up the reading and questions from Tuesday for us to review together!!

4. The Declaration of Independence

5. Background
July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence is adopted by Congress, John Hancock was the first person to sign it
August 2, 1776 – Declaration of Independence is signed by 50 present members of Congress, Franklin remarks “We must all hang together or we shall hang separately.”

6. Main Author – Thomas Jefferson
Although there were 5 men appointed to write the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the main author

7. The Signers
John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
(He signed it very largely so King George could see it all the way from England.)
There were 56 signers of the Declaration from all of the 13 colonies.
Signing the Declaration was considered treason, punishable by death

8. Purpose
To show why the colonies were revolting against Britain and Declaring their Independence

9. Break Up Letter
The Declaration of Independence is really a break up letter from the colonists to the king.
If you were going to write someone a break up letter, what parts would you include?

10. Parts of a Break Up Letter
Part of Letter
Purpose
Introduction (Preamble)
To let the other person know that you shouldn’t be together any more
Statement of Rights
To explain what every person has a right to expect from a relationship
List of Grievances
To let them know the reasons why you have to break up with them
Resolution of Independence
To explain that you will be by yourself now and not together any more

11. Declaration of Independence Foldable
Fold in half (hamburger fold)
Cut a slit on the top sheet halfway down

12. Declaration of Independence Foldable
Cut 2 more slits so that you have 4 flaps
Preamble
Natural Rights
Label the flaps with labels shown
Grievances
Resolution of Independence

13. Declaration of Independence Foldable
Open foldable and record info on back of flaps
Use the link in Google Classroom to see a copy of the Declaration of Independence
Introduction
With a partner, use your copy of the Declaration of Independence to write down a short phrase from each part of the document in this section
Rights of the people/role of gov’t
Colonists’ complaints
Colonists declare their independence

14. Declaration Puzzle
With a partner, decide which section each statement belongs in and piece the Declaration back together!
Write each phrase in the correct section. If you have doubts, ask the teacher!
When you figure it out, glue it on page 45 in your notebook

15. Declaration of Independence Games
Click the link in Google Classroom to play the Declaration of Independence Game. How well do you know it?

16. Enlightenment Jefferson used the Enlightenment ideas of JOHN LOCKE
People are born with certain natural rights: life, liberty and property
People form governments to protect these rights
If governments interfere with these rights, the people have the right to OVERTHROW them

17. A Landmark
Marks the FIRST TIME EVER that a group of revolutionaries explained in detail why they had the right to change their government
Ideas of the Declaration of Independence influenced the French Revolution and revolutions in South America.