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Warm Up
• Get a copy of “Revolutionary Tea” from your table folder and record the answers in the warm up section of your notebook.
• Be ready to share
your answers!
Warm Up1. Who are the characters in this song? Who
do they represent?
2. What island does the song refer to? What ocean is referred to?
3. What does the boiling tide represent?
4. What event in history does the song represent?
5. What are the feelings expressed in this song?
The Declaration of Independence
Background
• July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence is adopted by Congress, John Hancock was the first person to sign it
• August 2, 1776 – Declaration of Independence is signed by 50 present members of Congress, Franklin remarks “We must all hang together or we shall hang separately.”
Main Author – Thomas Jefferson• Although there were 5
men appointed to write the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was the main author
The Signers• John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.
(He signed it very largely so King George could see it all the way from England.)
• There were 56 signers of the Declaration from all of the 13 colonies.
• Signing the Declaration was considered treason, punishable by death
Purpose
• To show why the colonies were revolting against Britain and Declaring their Independence
Break Up Letter
• The Declaration of Independence is really a break up letter from the colonists to the king.
• If you were going to write someone a break up letter, what parts would you include?
Parts of a Break Up LetterPart of Letter Purpose
Introduction (Preamble) To let the other person know that you shouldn’t be together any more
Statement of Rights To explain what every person has a right to expect from a relationship
List of Grievances To let them know the reasons why you have to break up with them
Resolution of Independence To explain that you will be by yourself now and not together any more
Declaration of Independence Foldable
• Fold in half (hamburger fold)
• Cut a slit on the top sheet halfway down
Declaration of Independence Foldable
• Cut 2 more slits so that you have 4 flaps
Label the flaps with labels
shown
Preamble
Natural Rights
Grievances
Resolution of Independence
Declaration of Independence Foldable• Open foldable and record info on back of flaps
Introduction
Rights of the people/role of gov’t
Colonists’ complaints
Colonists declare their independence
With a partner, use
your copy of the
Declaration of
Independence to
write down a short
phrase from each
part of the
document in this
section
Declaration Puzzle• With a partner, you will cut out the headings
and phrases from the Declaration of Independence.
• Decide which section each statement belongs in and piece the Declaration back together!
• When you figure it out, glue it on notebook paper and turn it in.
Enlightenment
• Jefferson used the Enlightenment ideas of JOHN LOCKE– People are born with certain natural
rights: life, liberty and property– People form governments to protect
these rights– If governments interfere with these
rights, the people have the right to OVERTHROW them
A Landmark• Marks the FIRST TIME
EVER that a group of revolutionaries explained in detail why they had the right to change their government
• Ideas of the Declaration of Independence influenced the French Revolution and revolutions in South America.
American Revolution
• Crash Course – American Revolution