1. Chapter 3, Section 2 “Declaring Independence”

2. Common Sense, published without the name of the author, Thomas Paine, helped to convince colonists that they should fight for independence from Britain. Paine said:
citizens, not kings, should make their
own laws.
government should not abuse its
power.
people have a right to military self-
defense.
- people have a right to economic
freedom.

3. Thomas Jefferson was the main author of the Declaration of Independence.
- The Declaration was the formal announcement that the colonies were breaking away from Britain.
- The Declaration includes the God-given unalienable rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

4. Three Parts of the Declaration of Independence
1st Part - Explained to the world why the colonists wanted
independence. This was an unheard of idea in a world
ruled by monarchs (kings and queens).
2nd Part - A long, detailed list of the complaints against the King,
such as “for imposing taxes on us without our consent”,
“for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”,
and “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world”.
3rd Part - Saying that their attempts to fix their grievances had
been continually ignored, the representatives of the United
States of America declared their independence from Britain.
Thus, no more King George III. X

5. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by the colonial representatives at the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thomas Jefferson is standing in the red vest.

6. “Birthplace of the United States of America”.
Independence Hall
“Birthplace of the United States of America”.
The Declaration of Independence, declaring freedom from Britain, was signed here in 1776.
The Articles of Confederation, which united the colonies after the Revolution, were ratified here in 1781.
The Constitution of the United States, which set up the form of our current government was adopted here in 1787.

7. Women African Americans
and
African Americans
Were not included
in the
Declaration of Independence
Slavery did not end until 1865
when the Thirteenth Amendment
was added to the U.S. Constitution.
Women did not get to vote until 1920
when the Nineteenth Amendment
When the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776, slavery was legal in all of the thirteen colonies. By the end of the 1780s, the New England colonies were ending slavery.
Abigail Adams had asked her husband John Adams to “not forget the ladies” when the Declaration was written. Women did not have the right to vote and other rights that they have today.

8. Patriots - Colonists who chose to fight for Independence.
Loyalists - Colonists who chose to remain loyal to Britain.
It is estimated that about fifty percent of Americans were Patriots. Thirty percent of Americans were Loyalists. Twenty percent of Americans were neutral.

9. THE BEGINNING THE BEGINNING of the first country of the first country
to establish a democratic form of government.
THE
BEGINNING
of the
first country
to establish a democratic form of government.

10. QUIZ Important information has been left off of each slide. Look for
the number of the question and
the ?????? question mark
symbols to find the information
that you have to answer. Did YOU take good notes?

11. Chapter 3, Section 2 “Declaring Independence”

12. 1.
Common Sense, published without the name of the author, ????????????, helped to convince colonists that they should fight for independence from Britain. He said: 2.
citizens, not kings, should make their
own???????. 3.
government should not abuse its
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people have a right to military self-
defense.
- people have a right to economic
freedom.

13. 4.
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- The Declaration was the formal announcement that the colonies were breaking away from ?????. 6.
- The Declaration includes the God-given unalienable rights of “life, ????, and the pursuit of happiness.”

14. 7. In July 4, ????, the Declaration of
Independence was signed by the colonial representatives at the Second Continental Congress at Independence Hall in
8. ?????????, Pennsylvania.

15. “Birthplace of the United States of America”.
9. ???????????????
“Birthplace of the United States of America”.
The Declaration of Independence was signed here.
The Articles of Confederation, which united the colonies after the Revolution, were ratified here in 1781.
The Constitution of the United States, which set up the form of our current government was adopted here in 1787.

16. Three Parts of the Declaration of Independence
1st Part - Explained to the world why the colonists wanted
independence. This was an unheard of idea in a world
ruled by 10. ????? (kings and queens).
2nd Part - A long, detailed list of the 11. ????? against the King,
such as “for imposing taxes on us without our consent”,
“for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us”,
and “cutting off our trade with all parts of the world”.
3rd Part - Saying that their attempts to fix their grievances had
been continually ignored, the representatives of the United
States declared their 12. ????? from Britain
Thus, no more King George III. X

17. Women African Americans
and
African Americans
Were not included
in the
Declaration of Independence
Slavery did not end until 1865
when the 14. ????? Amendment
was added to the U.S. Constitution.
Women did not get to vote until 1920
when the 15. ????? Amendment
When the Declaration of Independence was written, slavery was legal in all
16. ????? colonies. By the end of the 1780s, the 17. ????? colonies were ending slavery.
13. ????
Had asked her
husband “not to
forget the ladies”
when the
Declaration was
written. Women
did not have the
right to vote and
other rights that
they have today.

18. 18. ????? - Colonists who chose to fight for Independence.
19. ????? - Colonists who chose to remain loyal to Britain.
It is estimated that about fifty percent of Americans were Patriots. Thirty percent of Americans were Loyalists. Twenty percent of Americans were neutral.

19. THE BEGINNING THE BEGINNING of the first country of the first country
to establish a democratic form of government.
THE
BEGINNING
of the
first country
to establish a 20. ????? form of government.

20. QUIZ ANSWERS
1. THOMAS PAINE
2. LAWS
3. POWER

21. QUIZ ANSWERS
JEFFERSON
BRITAIN
LIBERTY

22. QUIZ ANSWERS
PHILADELPHIA

23. QUIZ ANSWERS 9.
INDEPENDENCE
HALL

24. QUIZ ANSWERS
MONARCHS
COMPLAINTS
INDEPENDENCE

25. QUIZ ANSWERS 14. THIRTEENTH 15. NINETEENTH 16. THIRTEEN
13. ABIGAIL ADAMS
14. THIRTEENTH
15. NINETEENTH
16. THIRTEEN
17. NEW ENGLAND

26. QUIZ ANSWERS
PATRIOTS
LOYALISTS

27. QUIZ ANSWERS
20.
DEMOCRATIC

28. Quiz Answers Thomas Paine 11. Complaints Laws 12. Independence
Power Abigail Adams
Jefferson Thirteenth
Britain Nineteenth
Liberty Thirteen
New England
Philadelphia Patriots
Independence Hall Loyalists
10. Monarchs Democratic