““[Let’s] admit that we were all of English descent, [Let’s] admit that we were all of English descent, what does it amount to? Nothing. The first king of what does it amount to? Nothing. The first king of England…was a Frenchman, and half the peers of England…was a Frenchman, and half the peers of England are descendants from the same country; England are descendants from the same country; [so] by the same method of reasoning, England [so] by the same method of reasoning, England ought to be governed by France“ought to be governed by France“

In what book might this argument have been In what book might this argument have been written?written?

Who do you think wrote this? Who do you think wrote this?

What was he trying to say?What was he trying to say?

Declaring Independence

• The meeting to declare independence Page 77

• Treason Page 78• What does the declaration say? Page

79

• _____________introduced the idea of claiming independence from England in his book, ___________.

• Only Six Months Later! Congress decided to appoint a ___________ of five men to draft a Declaration of Independence.

committee

Thomas Paine

Common Sense

Do we want Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Franklin

John Adams

• In order to get out of writing the declaration, John Adams said, “_____________________________, _____________________.”

• Plus, he wanted someone from the ______ to write it because they needed support from those states.

I am obnoxious, suspected and unpopular.

You are much the otherwise

south

• ________ was chosen to write the Declaration because he was an excellent writer and from _________.

Jefferson

Virginia

The Declaration of Independence is a _______ to the nations of the world explaining all the ________ why we do not want to be part of ________ anymore.

It includes a list of __________or complaints against the King.

letter

reasons

England

grievances

Dear George III

• The letter would be read by _____ all over the world so Jefferson had to be very ________ about what he said.

kings

careful

He was trying to _______ to kings why we were getting ____ of our king without _________ them and making them ________ at us.

explainrid

upsettingmad

Ben Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

• By declaring the colonies to be free congress was committing ____________

• ___________ is when someone attempts to ___________ their own ___________ or to kill or personally injure the ________ or the leader's family

treason

overthrowtreason

governmentleader

• Franklin knew this and said, “we must all ______________, or most assuredly, we will all hang _________.”

• If the war was ____, all 48 members of congress would be _________.

lost hanged

hang togetherseparately

Signers• When signing, legend has it that,

_____________, was so _____ of his treasonous act, he wrote his name very ______ on the Declaration so the ______ wouldn’t have to use his ________ to read his name.

John Hancock

largeKing

glasses

proud

•The colonies now considered themselves as the _____________ ____________ and ______________ from Britain.

• On __________ Congress signed the Declaration of Independence

July 4,1776

United States

independentof America

Happy Birthday!

What does the Declaration say?

The Declaration of the United States of America

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth,

the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them,

a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Huh???• What Jefferson was saying was:

Sometimes it’s ______________ for a group to ________ the connection they have to another _______. They need to take ________ of their own lives. (The laws of nature and of give them the to do this,) but they have to ____ everyone what they are doing and ____.

necessarybreak

groupcontrol

God righttell

why

The Declaration• We hold these truths to be __________

(obvious) that all men are created ______ and are endowed (_______) by their creator, certain _____________ rights, and among these are ______, __________, and the pursuit of ________________.

• “to secure these rights [our __________ rights] governments are instituted [__________] among men, deriving [_________] their just powers from the ______________________ [the people].

Self evident

unalienable

createdgetting

consent of the governed

unalienable

equalgiven

life libertyhappiness

Inalienable rights

• Inalienable rights: rights that _________ be taken away by a __________. We have these rights because we are ________________ and we get them when we are _______.

Can notgovernment

Human beingsborn

Vocabulary

• ___________: given• ____________/inalienable: unable to be

taken away• __________: taking away power

unfairly• ______________: rule by a tyrant with

absolute power• __________: true and honest• ____________: correcting a wrong

endowedunalienable

usurpations

Despotism

candid

redress

(life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness)

Homework

• Reading Study Guide pages 53-54• Reading Study Guide pages 55-56• It is due on the 11/08, next Monday.

• These two pages will count as TWO grade. There are a total of 10 questions.