A call for independence 2.02 docent script Hello‚ my name is ‚ and I will be taking you through the first portion of the Declaration of Independence‚ which is the grievances against King George III. Raise your hand if you have heard of the Declaration of Independence before? (Wait for responses) Ok‚ great- Well what a lot of people don’t know about the Declaration of Independence is that it is really a letter of grievances against King George III. The Declaration of Independence is a statement
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The declaration of Independence was put in place on July 4th‚ 1776. The declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. It made the thirteen American colonies at war with Great Britain independent states and no longer under the British monarchial rule. Thomas Jefferson was chosen by John Adams to write the original draft of the declaration in which congress would finalize it. The declaration explained why the American colonies voted on July 2nd to declare
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Exploring the Declaration of Independence 2.) The Declaration of Independence was created as a response to Great Britain overtaxing the colonists and so the founding fathers decided to send a declaration to King George declaring that America would be free‚ which was the cause of the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence expressed the ideals of the colonists and their desire to have their own government that would be built on democratic ideals. 3.) The Declaration of Independence describes
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American Art Project Ashley Franks 25 April 2014 HIUS 221 Declaration of Independence‚ John Trumbull Artist John Trumbull (1756-1843) of Lebanon‚ Connecticut painted the Declaration of Independence‚ which was hung in 1826. The painting is of a moment on June 28‚ 1776 when the first draft of the Declaration was presented to the Second Continental Congress‚ less than a week before the document was officially adopted (Architect of the Capitol website). The elegance of the room‚ the importance
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Change made by the Declaration of Independence would come in two waves‚ through‚ political freedom‚ and economic opportunity. Political freedom shaped the ideas and ambitions of the revolutionaries‚ while economic opportunity merely played as bonuses in the Revolution. First‚ political freedom for the colonies meant breaking away from England and being able to develop a sense of identity and a sense of self-government. This was established in the first steps towards independence‚ by the writing
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Were the colonists morally justified in declaring independence? British government actions were unfair to the colonists‚ and the colonists had the right to rebel against British rule resulting in the American Revolution for the fight for independence. Reasons colonists justified for independence was taxation policies were unfair‚ no representation in the Parliament‚ and many passed acts and laws. The unfair policies‚ acts‚ and laws were immoral and corrupt to the colonist’s rights that lead to an
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Hume on Independence “Absolute monarchy is inconsistent with civil society‚ and so can be no form of civil government at all; and that the supreme power in a state cannot take from any man‚ his taxes and impositions‚ any part of his property‚ without his own consent or that of his representatives.” (Hume 487). Britain at the time of the American revolution was a parliamentary monarchy‚ a system utilizing both “traces” (Hume 466) of government. With the monarchical side tracing its power towards
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to deny any intention of independence because loyalty to the empire was deeply ingrained; many Americans continued to consider themselves apart of a transatlantic community in which the mother country of Britain played a leading role; colonial unity was poor; and open rebellion was dangerous.
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The Declaration of Independence‚ you can’t fail to mention the reasoning behind this important document of American history. It all began when the original thirteen colonies wanted their independence from Great Britain. This led to a war‚ known as the American Revolution. It was a long fight for freedom that lasted eight years. However‚ a little bit over a year into the war‚ the Continental Congress appointed five men to draft a formal statement that will later become known as The Declaration of Independence
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In the Declaration of Independence‚ there is not much mentioned about religion. It was mainly written as complaints towards the King of Great Britain. There was only one line mentioning anything about god or religion. It was that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. It is an extremely thin statement but it actually says a lot. It doesn’t say who this Creator is but as a Christian‚ I assume it is talking about God being that he created
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