Good Morning Class!

Who are we?

Ms. Brianna Croce

Ms. Laura McKenna

Ms. Rachel Springer

Ms. Caitlyn Yackeren

Ms. Anne Eisner

Why did this happen?

Events that caused the need of a Declaration:

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Boston Tea Party-colonist were angry about tax on tea so they dumped the tea in the harbor.

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War- “The French and Indian War”- was expensive to fight war so England wanted to tax the colonies for more money.

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What is Cause and Effect?

• Cause: The reason why something happens.

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• Effect: The event or consequence caused by an action.

Why were colonists angry at this time?

•American colonist were under British rule.

•Great Britain was too far away to take care of daily problems.

•The British were not listening to the colonists’ complaints.

•The colonist were getting taxed heavily.

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Stop & Check!

What can be a solution to this situation?

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•What events were happening during this time?

•Why were the colonists mad?

•What did the people need to create and why?

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Do You Know What This is?

Declaration- an announcement that can be said out loud or written.

Stop & Check

• What is a declaration?

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• What do you think the the Declaration of Independence is about?

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• Why do you think the Colonists would want to declare independence?

What Happened on July 4th,1776?

• Congress members from the 13 colonies came together because they wanted to write a document to declare their rights.
• The congress members and authors included: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and many more.
• They met in an assembly room in Independence Hall, which is located in Philadelphia,PA.
• The document was called: “The Declaration of Independence”.
• It was signed on July 4th,1776. This day is known as Independence day.

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Stop & Check!

• What does the word “declaration” mean?

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• Name someone who helped write the Declaration of Independence?

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• Where did the congress members meet?

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• When was Declaration of Independence signed?

Outcomes...

- Americans declared their freedom.

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-Americans achieved their goal of obtaining life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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-Americans established rights.

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-Colonists were free from British rule

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-The Colonies united as one

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Time for an Activity !

Cause and Effect!

Video!

Let’s watch a video on The Declaration of Independence!

Stop & Check!

-Did you notice who some of the characters were in the video?

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-What Country was colonized?

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-What were the unalienable rights the Colonists wanted?

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-Why do you think the colonist said: “it was too late to apologize”?

Signing off….

Things we talked about:

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-The causes of the ___________?

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-What was the date it was signed?

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-What happened on the day it was signed?

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-The effects?

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