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Title: The Declaration of Independence


1
The Declaration of Independence
  • Thomas Jefferson would write one of the most
    powerful documents in American History,
    explaining why we wanted to break away from
    Britain and how our government would be formed.

2
The Preamble
  • When in the course of Human events it becomes
    necessary
  • This is the Introduction of the Declaration of
    Independence and states the purpose of the
    document
  • To dissolve the political bands which have
    connected them to another
  • Announces that they intend to break away,
    politically, from Britain
  • They should declare the causes that impel them to
    the separations
  • Explains the reasons why they will separate

3
The Right of People to Control their Government
  • All men are created equal with Unalienable
    rights of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of
    Happiness
  • Borrowing from John Locke, Jefferson believed
    every white male had the above rights and if the
    government didnt protect them we could abolish
    the government
  • Under absolute despotism, it is their right,
    it is their duty, to throw off their government
  • Britain was ruling the colonies with Tyranny and
    the Declaration called for the government to be
    overthrown
  • To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid
    world
  • Transitions the document into an explanation of
    what the king did to anger the colonies

4
Tyrannical Acts of the British King
  • Listed 27 grievances the colonies had against the
    King
  • The First five problems were with limitations
    against lawmaking by the colonial governments
  • The Next four problems addressed limited
    representation in the colonies and land
    restrictions
  • The next six discussed British obstruction of
    Justice and British military presence in the
    colonies

5
MORE acts of Tyranny
  • Listed 27 grievances the colonies had against the
    King
  • The next four limited trade, imposed new taxes,
    and restricted the right of a trial by jury
  • The next three opposed the restrictions the king
    made on a free colonial government
  • The Last Five dealt with the acts of war the king
    ordered against the colony that they founded

6
Efforts of the Colonies to Avoid Separation
  • In Every stage of these oppressions we have
    petitioned for redress and have been answered
    in repeated injury
  • While the colonies worked for a peaceful
    independence, Britain used violence to put the
    independence down
  • They have been deaf to the voice of justice and
    consanguinity and we must hold them, as we
    hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in
    Peace friends.
  • The British put aside the fact that we had common
    ancestors and continued to fight us. They were
    now viewed as enemies in war, but it stated they
    were open to a peaceful friendship

7
The Colonies are declared Free and Independent
  • that these United Colonies are, and right
    ought to be, Free and Independent States
  • This was the ACTUAL declaration of freedom from
    Great Britain
  • That all political connection between them
    and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to
    be, totally dissolved
  • This Statement announced the TOTAL separation
    from Great Britain and gave them the right to
    wage war against Britain
  • We Mutually pledge to each other our lives, our
    fortunes, our sacred honor
  • The people that signed the Declaration gave their
    total support for independence, knowing the
    deadly consequences of their actions

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