Declaring Independence

Essential Questions

• How did the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine influence Jefferson’s writings in the Declaration of Independence?
• How did the Declaration of Independence become a road map for the new republic as it extended the franchise, provided for equality of opportunity, and guaranteed “unalienable rights”?

POwerPoint: The Enlightenment

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Thomas Paine: Common Sense

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Patrick Henry: GIve Me Liberty or Give Me Death

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Document Analysis: Declaration of Independence

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Postcard to King George III

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