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6.1 A Nation Declares Independence

6.1 A Nation Declares Independence. A Call for Independence. The colonists were divided Only about 1/3 took either side of this issue Fear of the unknown kept people from siding for independence Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Used logic to make his argument for independence

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6.1 A Nation Declares Independence

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  1. 6.1 A Nation Declares Independence

  2. A Call for Independence • The colonists were divided • Only about 1/3 took either side of this issue • Fear of the unknown kept people from siding for independence • Thomas Paine’s Common Sense • Used logic to make his argument for independence • Called King George a “royal brute” • Sold over 500,000 copies • Convinced more people to want independence • The Common Wealth of VA passed a resolution to support any call to independence

  3. The Declaration of Independence • Thomas Jefferson chosen to write the declaration • Built on the ideas of the Enlightenment • Made up of 4 parts • Preamble • Natural Rights • List of Grievances • Dissolution of Bonds

  4. The Declaration of Independence • Preamble • The explanation of why the declaration is being written • No one had done this before

  5. The Declaration of Independence • Natural Rights • “We hold these truths to be self-evident” • “all men are created equal” • “they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights” • Life • Liberty • Pursuit of happiness (wealth) • Straight from John Locke • Government’s job is to protect these rights

  6. The Declaration of Independence • List of Grievances • Prove that the king and Parliament had violated the rights of the colonists • What?! That sounds like an essay!? • Long list of violations some of which violated rights of Englishmen since the Magna Carta • Trial by jury • Taxes with out their consent

  7. The Declaration of Independence • Dissolution of Bonds • The logical conclusion to the statement of rights and list of the violations of these rights • Declare the colonies to be “free and independent states.” • There would be no political connection between the United States of America and Great Britain • This changed the tone of the fighting, not just rights, but independence • The words have challenged us ever since • The ending of slavery and the Civil Rights movement

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