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 Colonies, Revolutionary War
  • "New World" Settlement: 1600’s and 1700’s
  • "English" Colonies or "American" colonies
  • Tradition of self-government
  • Revolutionary War
 Declaration of Independence: Part 1          Birth Certificate of the U.S.
  • American philosophy of government
  • Purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people
  • We hold these truths to be self-evident . . .that all men are created equal ... with certain unalienable rights ... Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
  • Government derives its power from the PEOPLE
  • Democracy
 Declaration of Independence: Part 2
  • Colonists list their grievances against the English government and King George
 Declaration of Independence: Part 3
  • Colonists officially separate from England and become an independent nation
  • Author:  Thomas Jefferson
  • July 4, 1776
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