OK FIRST THINGS FIRST.
Formula for a revolution or an attempt
1. Stable
2. Greed
3. Civil Unrest
4. Protest
5. Revolution
1. Loyalist (government) vs Rebels
6. Growing Pains
7. New Leadership accepted by the people
We are learning about this today
Officially declare independence
A year after Lexington and Concord
The second continental congress met and formed an army
Called the Contential Army
◦ George Washington was the commander
◦ On July 4th 1776 the Declaration of Independence written by
Thomas Jefferson
What did the declaration say?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Declaration Continued
 unalienable rights (life, liberty, pursuit of happiness) are rights that should
be protected by a democratic government
 an unalienable right cannot be taken away by the government
 Use of unalienable rights lead the way for the creation of the U.S. Bill of
Rights
 Was allowed to happen because England was an ocean away..
World Reacts
One of the reasons the Americans wrote the declaration of independence was to justify the
revolution to the rest of the world.
France heard our call and helped with money, troops and arms and it helped that they were still
bitter about the 7 years war.
So how was this allowed to happen?
Distance – England was an ocean away
Civil Unrest -