Early Industry and Inventions
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Chapter 6 Section 1A Nation Declares Independence
Objectives
Find out how Thomas Paine stirred support for
independence.Understand the meaning and structure of the
Declaration of Independence.Learn how Congress finally agreed to
separate from England.
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Terms and People
Thomas Paine American colonist and author of Common SenseRichard
Henry Lee delegate who introduced a resolution calling for
independence to the Second Continental Congressresolution formal
statement of opinion preamble introductiongrievance formal
complaint
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Why did many colonists favor declaring independence?
By 1776, tension filled the colonies. The king had declared the
colonists to be in open rebellion. Battles had been fought, and
soldiers had died.
Still, the path ahead was not clear. Though blood had been shed,
many colonists still hoped for peace.
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Patriots
Loyalists
Undecided
As 1776 began, most colonists were neither Patriots nor Loyalists.
They were in the middle, torn about what to do.
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That soon began to change. In January 1776, a colonist named
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet that received wide
attention.
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In Common Sense, Paine made powerful arguments in favor of
independence.
George IIIis aroyalbrute.
Kingsshould notrule overpeople.
Americansshould governthemselves.
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Common Sense became a bestseller, and public opinion began to
shift.
More colonists began to favor independence. So, too, did their
representatives in the Second Continental Congress.
Number ofcolonistsfavoringindependence
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In May, Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee introduced a
resolution declaring that the colonies should be free and
independent states.
Congress formed a committee to write a statement explaining the
reasons for independence.
The statement would be presented to Congress, then the question of
independence would be put to a vote.
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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson were
appointed to the committee.
Jefferson wrote most of the document, which would become the
Declaration of Independence.
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The Declaration of Independence begins has four parts, beginning
with a preamble.
The preamble states the reason for writing the documentto explain
why the colonists were breaking ties with Britain.
PreambleDeclaration ofNatural RightsList of GrievancesResolution of Independence
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To begin the explanation, Jefferson declared that everyone has
unalienable rights.
Governments are created to protect those rights.
If a government violates those rights, the people must change their
government.
PreambleDeclaration ofNatural RightsList of GrievancesResolution of Independence
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The British government, Jefferson argued, had violated the
colonists rights.
To prove this, he presented a long list of grievances, including
that the colonists were:
denied trial by jurytaxed without their consent
PreambleDeclaration ofNatural RightsList of GrievancesResolution of Independence
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Therefore, Jefferson concluded, the colonies are free and
independent states.
All ties between the colonies and the British government are now
dissolved.
PreambleDeclaration ofNatural RightsList of GrievancesResolution of Independence
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The Declaration of Independence was approved by Congress on July
4, 1776.
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Americans still celebrate July 4th as Independence Day.
Today, the Declaration of Independence remains a source of
inspiration for Americans and for people around the
world.
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For Americans in 1776, however, declaring independence was a
serious and frightening step.
The way ahead was dangerous, but there was no turning back.
Americans were now fighting to create their own nation.
The colonists were challenging one of the most powerful nations in
the worldand risking their lives.
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