Dec of Ind Classwork Teams 1.Altimirano, Srod, Dube, Tfuller, Hayward, Max 2.Hfuller, Carlson, Hill, Serra, Kane, LaCanna 3.Gage, Young, Kohl, Kielblock, Markman, Rizzon 4.Kumor, Villa, Franco, Jara, Tarka

Dec of Ind Classwork Teams 1.Wardell, Waiman, Thomas, Zahveae 2.Almeida, Clarke, Chan, Eva, Charlie 3.Madeline, Miles, Lopes, Kory, Destiny 4.Aaron, Spaulding, Maibelle, Logyn

Title = Dec of IndTitle = Dec of Ind Which section of the Declaration of Independence made the most important immediate and long-term impact in American history? Justify your answer.Which section of the Declaration of Independence made the most important immediate and long-term impact in American history? Justify your answer.

Analyze the influences on the Declaration of IndependenceAnalyze the influences on the Declaration of Independence Analyze the decisions made at the 2 nd Continental CongressAnalyze the decisions made at the 2 nd Continental Congress Judge the Declaration of Independence based on various viewpointsJudge the Declaration of Independence based on various viewpoints

1.What am I? Keep the answer simple… _____ of _____

1.Introduction 2.Preamble!!!!!

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This is one of the USA’s most important ideals, but did we follow it? Did I?

1.Introduction 2.Preamble!!!!! 3.Indictment… –What does this section look like? (2) –Which grievances look familiar? #’s –Why have this section? 4.CYA moment 5.Formal Declaration 6.Signatures…

What did we think of it?

Who supported the Declaration of Independence? Who had issues with the document?

All men are created equal. He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither. This piratical warfare, the opprobrium of infidel powers, is the warfare of the Christian King of Great Britain. Determined to keep open a market where Men should be bought & sold, he has prostituted his negative for suppressing every legislative attempt to prohibit or restrain this execrable commerce. And that this assemblage of horrors might want no fact of distinguished die, he is now exciting those very people to rise in arms among us, and to purchase that liberty of which he has deprived them, by murdering the people on whom he has obtruded them: thus paying off former crimes committed again the Liberties of one people, with crimes which he urges them to commit against the lives of another.

Dec of Ind printed throughout the colonies & the worldDec of Ind printed throughout the colonies & the world Americans happiness will be short-lived after Sept 1776 (Battle of NYC)Americans happiness will be short-lived after Sept 1776 (Battle of NYC)

becomes 42K bullets 

A cute (and refreshingly unique) marriage…A cute (and refreshingly unique) marriage… Wrote hundreds of letters to each other during their marriageWrote hundreds of letters to each other during their marriage Important exchange happens while John Adams is in the 2 nd Continental CongressImportant exchange happens while John Adams is in the 2 nd Continental Congress Who makes the better argument?Who makes the better argument?

Central Gov strength…Central Gov strength… –Weak Confederation Congress (Parliament) –Weak President (King) More Power where?More Power where? –States…what will they have the power to do? Who runs the war?Who runs the war? –Conf Congress or States? USA’s 1 st DraftUSA’s 1 st Draft –Flawed –A natural reaction to what existed before –Will be revised!!