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The Declaration of Independence. Congress appointed a Committee of Five on June 11, 1776, to explain why the American colonies decided to become independent states and wanted separation from the British Empire.Jefferson came in first and Adams second.

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11.How is the Declaration of Independence a “revolutionary” document?

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11.How is the Declaration of Independence a “revolutionary” document?

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Remember the Declaration of Independence: governments are instituted among Men (and we would add Women), deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that when any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it.

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10. List five members of the Continental Congress from 1775-1777.

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10. List five members of the Continental Congress from 1775-1777.

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1. Samuel Adams
2. John Adams
3. John Hancock
4. John Jay
5. Thomas Jeffer

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9.  The last sentence of the declaration, what do you think it means?

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9.  The last sentence of the declaration, what do you think it means?

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I think We are now free from political affiliation from the British crown. Basically we are on our own and we will speak and fight that right .

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There is a pattern of events showing that the leader has repeatedly denied the right of the American colonies to govern themselves through their own elected legislatures. That he has repeatedly failed to secure their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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7. Who were the editors of the Declaration? 

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7. Who were the editors of the Declaration? 

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Written in June 1776, Thomas Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty-six changes made later by John Adams (1735–1826), Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by Congress.

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Usurpation means taking someone's power or property by force.

A country or political system where the ruler holds absolute power.

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unalienable cannot be taken away or denied. Its most famous use is in the Declaration of Independence, which says people have unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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There was a few Authors who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
It was Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adam, Robert R. Livingston and Rodger Sherman.

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3. What does the opening paragraph address?

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3. What does the opening paragraph address?

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The opening paragraph addresses the intentions of the colonies separating from the english rule. It also addresses the need for political separation from England.

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2. How many Colonies were declaring independence?

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2. How many Colonies were declaring independence?

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There were 13 colonies declaring independence.
1. Virginia
2. Massachusetts
3. New York
4. Maryland
5. Rhode Island
6. Connecticut
7. Delaware
8. New Hampshire
9. North Carolina
10. South Carolina
11. New Jersey
12. Pennsylvania
13. Georgia.

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The Declaration of Independence was written in July 4, 1776.