1. United States Government

2. Declaration of Independence
Essential Question:
How were the basic principles and ideals presented by the writers of the Declaration of Independence?

3. Declaration of Independence
Lesson #1 Vocabulary
1) Unalienable Rights- rights that can not be given away or taken away
2) Consent of the governed- the authority of a government should depend on the consent(permission) of the people, as expressed by votes in elections.
3) Natural Rights-life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
4) Purpose of Declaration- It was written to justify the American Revolution against the British

4. Declaration of Independence
Video: The Declaration of Indepenence
Write 2 facts from the video on the back of your vocabulary page.

5. Declaration of Independence
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writing of declaration of Independence
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6. Declaration of Independence
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1) Thomas Jefferson
2) VA, College of William and Mary, 1767
3) Monticello was Jefferson’s estate in Albemarle County. He died there on July 4, 1826
4) The colonist were tied to the king only by voluntary bonds of loyalty.

7. Declaration of Independence
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5) Shy and awkward, writer
6) Late Spring of 1776, 8
7) John Adams- Mass
Roger Sherman- Conn
Ben Franklin- PA
Robert Livingston- New York
They were given the task of drafting a formal statement to justify the break with Great Britain.

8. Declaration of Independence
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8a) The Preamble
8b) When he says all men are created equal. The King would not like this since the citizens are not born into royalty.
9) July 4, 1776

9. Declaration of Independence
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10) -He returned to VA legislature in late
-Served as Secretary of State for George Washington.
- He was the leader of the Republican Party.
- He was the 3rd US President (2 Terms)

10. Declaration of Independence
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11) The writing of the Declaration of Independence
12) Recent DNA suggest that Jefferson had a longstanding, intimate relationship with one of his slaves, Sally Henings and they had several children together.

11. Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence has four parts.
Preamble (Ideals of Constitution)
Declaration of Natural Rights (Arguments of Declaration)
Complaints against the King and Parliament
Resolution of Independence

12. Ideals of Constitution Arguments of Declaration
Complaints Against the King

13. Declaration of Independence
Ideals of the Constitution
All men are created equal and that they all have certain basic rights. These are the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Governments are established among men, receiving their powers from the agreement of the Governed.
Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ENDS, it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it and institute new Government.

14. Declaration of Independence
Arguments of the Declaration
1) The rights of people are based on Natural law. Neither constitutions nor governments may violate the natural law. The purpose of government is to protect the people.
2) If a government violates natural law, people have the right to change it or abolish it.
3) An agreement was between the colonist and the King. The colonist consented to be governed by the King as long as he protected them.

15. Declaration of Independence
Arguments of Declaration continued
4) No agreement was made between the colonist and parliament so parliament had not right to govern or tax the colonist.
5) The king violated his agreement with the colonist therefore the colonist were free to establish their own government

16. Declaration of Independence
Complaints against the KING
1) He refuses to approve laws that will help the colonist govern themselves.
2) He fails to encourage new people to move here.
3) He keeps large armies here without our permission and requires us to house and feed them.
4) He cut off our trade with the rest of the world.

17. Declaration of Independence
Complaints against the KING
5) Taxes without permission
6) He makes war against us.
7) He gives guns to the Indians to attack us
8) He captures our ships, burns our towns and destroys peoples lives.

18. DO NOW
Study your notes and handouts from Lesson #1- Declaration of Independence. I have some questions for you!!!! In 5 minutes!!!!

19. Summarizer- 3 Important Things.
1) What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
2) Explain at least two complaints against the King that were presented in the complaint section of the Declaration.
3) When date was the Declaration of Independence adopted by the 13 colonies?