1. Road the Declaration of IndependenceTo
The
And more important stuff

2. French and Indian War Great Britain vs. France + Native Americans
Fought on the American colonies’ soil
Colonists “We don’t want war!” King George “Colonists, I don’t care. You’re paying for it!”

3. Sugar Act Stamp Act
Tax on sugar
Tax on printed material

4. STAMP ACT REPEALED
The colonist rebelled and protested

5. Townshend Act Replaced the STAMP ACT
Placed stamp on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
Tax Collector?

6. Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

7. Boston Massacre British Soldiers vs Colonists
Chaos led to shots being fired
5 people dead Massacre?
First casualty  CRISPUS ATTUCKS

8. NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!

9. Tea Act Tea was a VERY popular drink
COLONISTS RESPONSE TO
Tea was a VERY popular drink
Colonist were forced to buy tea from the East India Company
Colonists boycotted the mandated tea and smuggled their own
BRITISH TAXATION

10. Boston Tea Party Boston Harbor
Sons of Liberty – Samuel Adams (disguised themselves)
Dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor

11. Which side would you take?
Patriot
Fence Sitter
Loyalist

12. British Response: COERCIVE/ INTOLERABLE ACTS
Laws that restricted the colonists’ freedom
Closed down Boston port until cost of tea was repaid
Quartering Act – British troops could live with colonists without permission if barracks were unavailable

13. First Continental Congress
Colonists wrote a letter to King George --- “We are being mistreated”
King George’s Response  SO!?

15. Second Continental Congress -- 1775
Who – Patriots
Chairperson: John Hancock
What – establish Continental Army; WRITE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
When – 1775
Where – Philadelphia, PA

16. Declaration of Independence
Mainly written by Thomas Jefferson.
Assisted by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
Adopted July 2, 1776 by 2nd Continental Congress
July 4th – Final and Formal Adoption!!

17. Declaration of Independence
Preamble
Declaration of Natural Rights
Grievances
Resolution of Independence

18. Preamble Introduction
Says – If a people declare independence, they should explain why.

19. Declaration of Natural Rights
“We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
WHAT DOES “SELF-EVIDENT” MEAN?

20. The words of the Declaration of Independence need no further explanation.

21. Inalienable Rights
“… that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Sound familiar? Who did this idea come from?

22. Purpose and Power of Government
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
Discuss with your table.
On the next slide answer:
What is the purpose of government?
Where does the power of government come from?

23. Government gone wrong…
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [not protecting your inalienable rights], it is the Right of the people to alter or to abolish it…”
What does this mean? What could this look like?

24. Social Contract Theory and the D.o.I.
According to John Locke and borrowed by Thomas Jefferson
All people are equal
Everyone has rights that cannot be taken away.
A government only exists to protect your inalienable rights, and can only act with the consent of the people.
If the government doesn’t do this, you can tear it down, and create a new government.

25. Grievances – 3rd section
List of complaints against King George’s treatment

26. Draw a line to match the grievance

27. Resolution of Independence
4th section
We are free and independent!!