6b declaration of independence
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Key WordsUnalienable rights: rights that cannot be taken awayInherent: natural; rights people are born withDerive: to come fromThe English Bill of Rights of 1689: made Parliament
more powerful than the English king. All new taxes had to be approved by Parliament first.
Essential KnowledgeNew political
ideas led to a desire for independence and democratic government in the American colonies.
Essential KnowledgeThe Declaration of
Independence proclaimed independence from England. It stated that people have natural (inherent) rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Essential QuestionsWhat ideas/philosophies about government
were expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
Key Philosophies in the Declaration of Independence
Key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence were based upon ideas first expressed by European philosophers.
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Key Philosophies in the Declaration of IndependencePeople have
certain “unalienable rights” to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. (Unalienable rights are rights that cannot be taken away.)
Key Philosophies in the Declaration of Independence
People establish government to protect those rights.
Key Philosophies in the Declaration of IndependenceGovernment
derives power from the people.
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Key Philosophies in the Declaration of IndependencePeople have a right and a duty to
change a government that violates their rights.
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Think About It…How do people in the United States show
the government they are not happy? Why do you think the philosophies in the
Declaration of Independence are important?