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The Declaration of
Independence
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Oklahoma students join together in November to celebrate our freedoms!
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What ARE our Freedoms?
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We can find them in a very important paper…
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Written many years ago in 1776…
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The Declaration of Independence
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When American was young,
we were ruled by England’s king…
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But in July of 1776,
leaders from the
Americans colonies met
to declare we wanted
our independenc
e!
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They sent a written message to the king,
asking for freedoms and the right to rule
themselves!
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Several American leaders helped write the Declaration of Independence, like John Adams and Benjamin Franklin…
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But the final job was done by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
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Americans wanted to
explain why ruling themselves
was important.
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On July 4th, the Declaration of Independence was read
aloud to everyone!
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This is why we celebrate the 4th of July and why
we study the Declaration of Independence during
Celebrate Freedom Week!
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So, what does the Declaration of Independence really say?
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Here are some of its most important words and
ideas…
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Americans believed that they should be treated
equally…
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“We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men
are created equal …”
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Americans believe we all have rights to be free…
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What are these “rights”
?The right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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These basic rights are unalienable-
this means that everyone is born with them and
no one can take them away.
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“…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”
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And what is one of the most important jobs
for our leaders ?
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“…That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among
Men,”
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Americans also believe that governments should protect our freedoms (our rights.)
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Americans believe that we are the ones
who say what government should do for us…
We have the POWER!
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“…deriving their just powers
from the consent of the
governed.”
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So what happened after the colonies declared their independence?
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The colonists had to fight a war to win their independence!
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Since then, other countries have read our Declaration of Independence
to make their own governments protect
their freedoms!
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Let’s recite the Declaration of Independence
together!
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“We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men
are created equal …”
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“…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the
pursuit of Happiness.”
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“…That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among
Men,”
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“…deriving their just powers
from the consent of the
governed.”
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Celebrate Freedom Week
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Sources:Documents of Freedom,
by Judith Yero and the
National Archives and Records Administration