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American Revolution Declaration of Independence - Coggle Diagram
American Revolution Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson - write a declaration, announcement
People are born with rights
If the government is not active - start new
Declaration of Independence: 5 parts
2 weeks to write
Preamble
why it is written
If you break from your government, you must have good reasons
Declaration of Rights
Rights cannot be taken
All people are equal
If the goverment takes these, people have the right to change
Bill of Indictment
Complaints againts king
King George III was "unfit to be the ruler of a free people"
Statement of Independence
Colonies have to be free
Colonists' independe from Britain
Every state has the right to make war and peace
Signatures
Delegates to Congress signed
John Hancock - signed in large letters
July 4th, 1776 it was voted
Accepted by the Second Continental Congress
Signing was treason to Britain
It was read aloud
It marked the moment when Americans chose to rule themselves