Answer the following questions after reading the Declaration of Independence [Appendix I in your text on page 934].

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence? The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to explain to Great Britain that we were cutting ties with them, and show that we were in the right to do so. Identify the three unalienable rights of individuals (written in the 1776 context as men) as stated in the Declaration of Independence? The three unalienable rights of individuals are the rights to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. According to the Declaration of Independence, from whom do governments get their power? Govenments get their powers from the people governed. According to the Declaration of Independence, what should people do when the government abuses its power? According to the Declaration of Independence people should alter or abolish governments that abuse their power, and then institute a new government. List 10 of the grievances by colonists that are identified. The King disbanned Representative Houses for going against his abusing of people's rights He forced colonists to house troops The troops were there in peaceful times without the consent of the legislatures He cut off all trade to other parts of the world He gave them taxes without their consent He didn't give most a trial by jury He arrested people and shipped them across the sea on false offenses

He made Judges obey him through fear or bribry He could call the legislative bodies to odd or far away places to confuse them He would not allow the Governors to pass laws without his consent, then would not give his consent. What did the signers of the Declaration of Independence want to do? The signers of the Declaration of Independence wanted to create independent states free of the oppressive will of the crown, and wanted to re-obtain their unalienable rights. What was the compact or pledge of the signers? They mutually pledged their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to each other. Identify four categories that the colonists complaints could be categorized under.

What philosophical associations are made in the Declaration of Independence based on the early thinking about how governments should be structured and where they derive their power(s)?

The opening paragraph of the Declaration of Independence was written with the idea that all people were created equal.Does the Constitution incorporate these same sentiments?If so, how?Who is the Creator?When was the Constitution written? The constitution incorparates the same equaliy sentiments that were in the Declaration of Independence, it uses the same "We the People" introduction and speaks of justice. The Creator is God. The Constitution was written in 1787.