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Aim: Why was the Declaration of Independence written?Do Now: In your groups, read the Declaration of Independence and answer the questions on your notes

Met in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaDecided to officially separate from BritainThomas Jefferson selected to write a document that explains the reasons why the colonies want to separate from Great Britain.Second Continental Congress

Meeting

2It was time to make the split from Great Britain official. After the initial battles of the war, the Second Continental Congress convened in May 1775 in Philadelphia to call for an official separation from Britain. A committee including Thomas Jefferson was selected to write a draft of all the reasons the colonists wanted complete separation from Britain. Jefferson was chosen by congressional vote to draft the document.

The Declaration of IndependenceWritten by Thomas JeffersonIt is the Birth Certificate of the United StatesDocument listed rights and grievances against King George III4 partsPreambleDeclaration of rightsList of GrievancesResolution

3A new country was about to be born. Thomas Jefferson was the unanimous choice to draft the document that would become the Birth Certificate of the United States, the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams aided Jefferson with Declaration revisions. The document clearly listed colonists rights and their grievances against King George III.

Now that the first shots were fired, is it too late for the King of England to stop the war and apologize to the colonies??? Is it too late to apologize????

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Activity

In your groups, complete the timeline by completing;DefinitionSignificance (how it led to Rev. War)Drawing British rationale/Colonist reactionWhy was the Declaration of Independence created? What events lead up to the creation of this document?

Causes of the American Revolution

Proclamation of 1763Sugar Act: 1764Stamp Act: 1765Townshend Act: 1767Boston Massacre: 1770Tea Act: 1773Intolerable (Coercive) Acts: 1774First Continental Congress Meets: 1774Lexington and Concord: 1775

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?Closure