https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t First Block - summarize your answers in a paragraph. en-us 2017-01-26 14:55:33 UTC 2025-11-12 20:56:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150226160 Thomas Jefferson wrote the American Declaration of Independence and the purpose of this document is to declare independence from England and lists reasons why the colonists declared independence from England. This document addresses the principle of consent of the governed and addresses the issue of being connected to England. ]]> 2017-01-30 14:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150226160 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150230027 This document was written by Thomas Jefferson in order to express the reasons why the colonists wanted to break away from Great Britian and how people should have more rights. The document said that "all men are created equal, and have basic human rights." and addressed that their old ruler had failed to please his people.]]> 2017-01-30 14:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150230027 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150231345 The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. 
The purpose of this document is to declare that the colonists were breaking away from England because they no longer wanted to be ruled by them. 
The Declaration of Independence states our national sovereignty, our natural law, our self-evident truth, that all men are created equal, that we are given certain unalienable rights, the government's purpose, the popular sovereignty, and our identity as Americans are based. ]]> 2017-01-30 14:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150231345 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150232868 This article was written by Thomas Jefferson. The purpose was to explain to the other nations that the colonies of America have separated from England and are now thier own country. Also it listed all of the reasons why they are seperating from England. It said that all men are created equal and have unalienable rights. Those rights include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Also it stated that no government can ablo]]> 2017-01-30 14:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150232868 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150240545 The author of the "Deceleration of Independence" was Thomas Jefferson, and the following edited it Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Rodger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. The purpose of this document to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to seperate themselves from Great Britain. The Document addressed that all men are created free and equal and process the same inherent natural rights, Legitimate government must therefore be based on the consent of the governed and must therefore be based on the consent of the governed and must exist "to secure these rights."]]> 2017-01-30 14:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150240545 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150241058

The author of this document is Thomas Jefferson. The purpose of this document is to declare freedom from England and United States to become their own country. It explains people's rights and the governments requirements. It also states the reasons the causes America broke away from England and what England did to their colonies. It as well states all the rights of American men and how they are all created equally.

]]> 2017-01-30 14:42:29 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150241058 https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150242085 The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson. 
The purpose of the document was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had decided to seperate from Great Britain. The document stated the principles of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness". It also stated all the freedoms that all American citizens were entitled to. CRT]]> 2017-01-30 14:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smiller78/q5moaky6jb1t/wish/150242085