Declaring Independence!

Declaring Independence Targets: I can describe the American Revolution and explain it's effects and consequences. I can compare and contrast a Patriot to a Loyalist. I can analyze and interpret the Declaration of Independence. I can identify and describe important people, places, and events linked to the Revolutionary War.

Great Britain is more than just England….

Declaring Independence Thomas Paine was the author or Common Sense. Richard Henry Lee introduced a resolution to declare independence from England. Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.

No Taxation without Representation Patriot or Loyalist? No Taxation without Representation Long live the king God save the king

John Locke believed that citizens have 3 natural rights that must be protected by the government: life, liberty and ownership of property. Today we refer to them as life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. If a government violates these rights, the people have a right to abolish their government and create a new one.

George Washington – leader of the Continental Army The group that operated as the government for the colonists during the war was called the Continental Congress.

Preamble is an introduction. Grievances are formal complaints; listed in the Declaration of Independence they were complaints against King George III of England. The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776 (Independence Day)

Quick Review What was so important about the publishing of Common Sense by Thomas Paine? What did it change? What document was created to tell the King that the colonists no longer wanted to be British citizens? All US citizens are entitled to 3 natural rights. What are they and what can we do if the government doesn’t protect them? What is the most important date in American history?

Quick Review What was so important about the publishing of Common Sense by Thomas Paine? What did it change? Convinced more colonists to be Patriots, changed people’s opinions about the British government. What document was created to tell the King that the colonists no longer wanted to be British citizens? Declaration of Independence All US citizens are entitled to 3 natural rights? What are they and what can we do if the government doesn’t protect them? Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness Abolish the government What is the most important date in American history? July 4, 1776