| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Who? | Thomas Jefferson created |
| Who? | 56 representatives signed |
| Where? | Philadelphia, PA |
| Why? | Colonists thought the King was unjust. Tired of British laws. |
| What? | Document that declared freedom from the British. |
| Why do we celebrate July 4th? | signing of the Declaration of Independece. All 13 colonies agreed to be free. |
| What was going on in the Colonies while the Declaration was written and signed AND after? | American Revolution |
| 1st part of the Declaration of Independence | Preamble the introduction |
| 2nd part of the Declaration of Independence | Rights the Colonists wanted |
| 3rd part of the Declaration of Independence | Complaints about the Tyrannical Acts of King George III |
| 4th part of the Declaration of Independence | How the Colonists tried to avoid separation |
| 5th part of the Declaration of Independence | Declaring freedom from England |
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