1 / 7

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson. Author of the Declaration of Independence. July 4 th 1776. The date the Declaration of Independence was signed 56 delegates signed it announcing the birth of the United States. John Hancock.

annot
Download Presentation

Declaration of Independence

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Declaration of Independence

  2. Thomas Jefferson • Author of the Declaration of Independence

  3. July 4th 1776 • The date the Declaration of Independence was signed • 56 delegates signed it announcing the birth of theUnited States

  4. John Hancock • First to sign the D.O.I (president of the 2nd Continental Congress)

  5. Declaration of Independence • 4 Major Sections 1. Preamble – introduction (states that peoplewho wish to form their own country shouldexplain their reasons) 2. Declaration of Natural Rights – lists therights the colonist believed they should have 3. List of Grievances (complaints) 4. Final section proclaims the existence of thenew nation

  6. Unalienable Rights • a right that cannot be surrendered without dueprocess of law(life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)

  7. Too Late to Apologize – A declaration

More Related