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*  In 1770, to the
shock of many, Adams defended a
group of British soldiers who had
been accused of murder during the
Boston Massacre.
* When George Washington was
elected President in 1789, Adams
became America’s first Vice President
and held that office for eight years.

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July 4, 1776

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2. How many Colonies were declaring independence?  List them.

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2. How many Colonies were declaring independence?  List them.

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1) Delaware
2) Pennsylvania
3) New Jersey
4) Georgia
5) Virginia
6) New York
7) North carolina
8) Rhode Island
9) Connecticut
10) Massachusetts
11) Maryland
12) South Carolina
13) New Hampshire

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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 Declaration of Independence guarantees the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

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Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston, Roger Sherman

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people have unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Usurptations -- To take illegally by force, usually in an either macro or micropolitical situation.

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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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1) Thomas Jefferson of Virginia,
2) John Adams of Massachusetts,
3) Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, 4) Roger Sherman of Connecticut
5) Robert R. Livingston of New York.

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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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Stephen Hopkins, Richard Stockton, George Read, Button Gwinnette, and Thomas Jefferson.

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9. Read the last sentence of the Declaration. What do you think it means?

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9. Read the last sentence of the Declaration. What do you think it means?

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The quote means, to us, that we are united under god, and that gives us the power to unite and conquer tribulations that we may face as a country.

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Articles of confederation- was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.

Shay's Rebellion-  Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Massachusetts, mostly in and around Springfield during 1786 and 1787. American Revolutionary War veteran Daniel Shays led four thousand rebels in a protest against economic and civil rights injustices.

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Also 2. 2/3rds of the document speaks of what?

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Also 2. 2/3rds of the document speaks of what?

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56 men signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Jefferson had the fewest enemies in Congress and was the best writer. (Jefferson would have gotten the job anyway—he was elected chair of the committee.)

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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?