Declaration and Northwest Ordinance - Greg Cole | Library

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What is a purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

The Declaration of Independence reflects an application of Enlightenment ideas to the grievances of British subjects in the American colonies.

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Which were governing precedents set by the Northwest Ordinance?

The Northwest Ordinance addressed a need for government in the Northwest Territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States.

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Match the terms and descriptions

Established the philosophies of Natural Rights and Social Contract in the United States
Governed the new territories of Ohio, Indiana, MIchigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Eventually the ideas from this document influenced the Constitution in how to add states and later how to deal with Slavery
This document has no legal standing, but in many ways describes why the US was different from the European nations

Declaration of Independence
Northwest Ordinance

The Declaration of Independence reflects an application of Enlightenment ideas to the grievances of British subjects in the American colonies.

The Northwest Ordinance addressed a need for government in the Northwest Territory and established precedents for the future governing of the United States.

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"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."

When Thomas Jefferson was quoting Enlightenment thinkers in this passage, how did he break with the view that the British may have had of the colonies?

The Declaration of Independence reflects an application of Enlightenment ideas to the grievances of British subjects in the American colonies.