USH Close Reading: Declaration of Independence, 1776

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12 questions

"Preview" the content of this reading by watching the following video about the Declaration of Independence.

What word goes in this blank?

In your own words, what has the American colonies decided to “dissolve”?

What words go in each blank?

According to the Declaration of Independence, three rights that cannot be taken away from us are...

What word goes in the blank?

Who are "the governed"

What do the authors mean by the "consent of the governed"?

What happens if a government becomes destructive? Why is this action justified?

As used in this context, what does tyranny mean in your own words?

The rest of the Declaration of Independence includes a very long list of grievances [injustices] about how the Great British government treated  the American colonies.

USH Close Reading: Declaration of Independence, 1776

What word goes in this blank?

In your own words, what has the American colonies decided to “dissolve”?

What words go in each blank?

According to the Declaration of Independence, three rights that cannot be taken away from us are...

What word goes in the blank?

Who are "the governed"

What do the authors mean by the "consent of the governed"?

What happens if a government becomes destructive? Why is this action justified?

As used in this context, what does tyranny mean in your own words?

Take for example this list. Can you connect some of these grievances to specific historical examples from our Chapter 7 reading?

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The main author of the Declaration of Independence is also the third President of the United States. Who is he?