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The Declaration of Independence: A Global Legacy. Anthony J. Fitzpatrick The American Institute for History Education. The Premise. The Declaration of Independence has been a social and political inspiration for many throughout the world.
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The Declaration of Independence: A Global Legacy Anthony J. Fitzpatrick The American Institute for History Education
The Premise • The Declaration of Independence has been a social and political inspiration for many throughout the world. • While many have laid claim to the legacy of the Declaration, we are going to attempt to see if that is true using some of the analytical strategies that we’ve learned. • SPECS and ARTIST • We’re also going to use some classic graphic organizers (Oh Yeah – I’m going Venn).
Here is how we’re going to do this: • Every table will SPEC the Declaration of Independence. • Every table will SPEC one other declaration. • Every table will complete a Venn Diagram. • Those tables with a laptop should research the following: • Circumstances surrounding the two declarations • Determine the level of comparison between the two documents • Make a declarative statement concerning the comparison
The Declarations: • Thomas Jefferson’s Original Rough Draft • The Declaration of Sentiments • The Haitian Declaration of Independence • The Unanimous Declaration of Independence made by the Delegates of the People of Texas • A Declaration of Independence by the Representatives of the People of the Commonwealth of Liberia. • The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Southern Rhodesia)
Opinion on Haiti: • it would be inconsistent on the part of a free nation to take measures against a people who had availed themselves of the only means they had to throw off the yoke of the most atrocious slavery; if one treats the insurrection of the negroes as rebellion, what name can be given to that insurrection of Americans which secured their independence? • -A Pennsylvania Legislator