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Cornell Notes
Lecture, reading/chapter/novel/article
during class, power point, movies (if need to collect info.)
Topic: Road to the Declaration of
Independence
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Ruled By Britain
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The
country of Britain was in charge of the 13 colonies Even though the colonists
were far away from Britain, the colonists still needed to follow their laws.
They also needed to pay Britain’s taxes. King George III sent soldiers &
officials to the colonies to ensure that the colonist obeyed the laws.
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Terrible Taxes
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By
1765, many colonists grew unhappy with Britain. The trouble was the Taxes!
Britain needed money. It had fought war with France that cost a lot of money.
Britain’s lawmakers, called Parliament,
wanted the colonist to pay for it. Therefore, Parliament voted to make the
colonists pay extra taxes on everyday items such as tea and cloth.
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No Representation
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The
new taxes made the colonists angry. They felt that they should decide what
atxes to pay, not peoples in Britain. The lawmakers in Parliament were
representatives of the British people (constitutional monarchy). People
choose representatives to represent them, but the colonist had no one to give
them a say/ voice in Britain.
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The Colonist: Being
Proactive
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They
wrote letters to King George III with their complaints and concerns, however,
the taxes continued.
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Looking for a Better Way:
First Continental Congress (Proactive and Reactive)
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On
September 5th, 1774, each colony sent representatives to a meeting
at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia. The meeting was call the First
Continental Congress.. It was a type of Parliament. The representatives were
all men. They hoped to find a way to get along with Britain. They sent MORE
letters to King George III. They also asked colonists to stop buying British
goods.
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War Begins
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It
started with battles at Lexington & Concord in Massachusetts.
Then
the American Revolution, which lasted 6 years. This strong war and movement
shifted the colonist to the best idea possible- to break away.
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The Famous Five
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June 1776, the Continental Congress
stopped writing letters to the King. Richard Henry Lee asked the Congress to
vote on a statement saying “these
United Colonies are… free and independent States.” Congress voted yes. A
group of five men began planning the Declaration of Independence: Ben
Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert R.
Livingston.
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Jefferson’s Reasons for
Independence
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The King has been unfair
to the colonists.
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People have rights that
can not be taken away from kings.
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A government should
protect the people’s rights.
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A government should listen
to its people.
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God Given Rights: Unalienable Rights
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The
most famous words of the Declaration are “We
hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.”
Jefferson
wrote that God gave rights to everyone. These are rights to life, liberty and
the right to find happiness. Liberty is another word for “freedom”.
The
Declaration says that a government should make sure that people have these
rights. Jefferson believed that the people should create the government.
People should choose their leaders
and their laws.
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