Declaration of Independence
Objective:
Why did this come up?
____________________________________________________________
Thomas Paine’s _________________________ – break away from
Great Britain because they will not compromise or work with
the colonies
John Locke & the Rights of Man: _______________________________
_____________________________
Who Wrote It?
Thomas Paine? (hand print on back); not allowed to come, too
radical
Why was it written?
________________________________________________________________
The Declaration is
adopted…
_____________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Core Idea
and if they do… _______________________________________________
If govt. ignores this
idea…
__________________________________________________________
Who were the “people”
described in the
Declaration?
FWM - ___________________________________________________
weaker and less intelligent (had no place in politics)
Women were viewed…
______________________________________
Not citizens
Slaves…
Why did they list reasons
for breaking away?
Summary:
made up 20% of population; they are __________________________
was a VERY SERIOUS step; they needed to write the Dec. _____
________________________________ why they were breaking away