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Declaration of Independence -June 1776 Congress was debating Independence Richard Henry Lee -Committee appointed to begin work on formal document -meant to explain the reasons for independence -mostly written by Thomas Jefferson -Congress edited the final draft -Issued July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence

-June 1776 Congress was debatingIndependenceRichard Henry Lee

-Committee appointed to begin workon formal document

-meant to explain the reasons forindependence

-mostly written by ThomasJefferson

-Congress edited the final draft

-Issued July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence

-June 1776 Congress was debatingIndependenceRichard Henry Lee

-Committee appointed to begin workon formal document

-meant to explain the reasons forindependence

-mostly written by ThomasJefferson

-Congress edited the final draft

-Issued July 4, 1776

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Concepts in the Declaration

-Jefferson took ideas from manyEnlightenment thinkers

-Natural Rights and Social Contractfrom John Locke

-All men are created equal

-Listed specific reasons for ourindependence

-Grievances against King George IIIand the British Parliament

-Does not describe any particularform of government for the newnation

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Eternal Statement

-We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are createdequal, that they are endowed bytheir creator with certainunalienable rights, that amongthese are life, liberty, and thepursuit of happiness. That tosecure these rights governmentsare instituted among men,deriving their just powers fromthe consent of the governed; thatwhenever any form of governmentbecomes destructive of theseends, it is the right of the peopleto alter or to abolish it.”

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Choosing Sides-Loyalists

those who remained loyal to theKing and the Britishoften called Tories

-Patriotsthose who supported the movefor independencerisked everything because theycould be hung as traitors

-UndecidedAs many as a third of thecolonists were undecided as towhether independence orremaining part of England wasthe best decision


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