July 4TH, 1776

Events

• Sugar Act 1764
• Stamp Act 1765
• Declaratory Act 1766
• Townshend Acts 1767
• Boston Massacre 1770

Events

• Colonists burn Gaspree
• Boston Tea Party

The King's Cruelty

• Made the colonists pay taxes
• Made them live with soldiers
• Made them pay for tea
• killed whoever went against them

Important Info in The Declaration of Independence

• It states that all people should be equal and be born with certain rights.
• That would be an example of Natural Rights.
• The king should be elected by the people instead of choosing himself.
• That was an example of Popular Sovereignty.
• The government and the king should be controlled by the people.

Important Info of The Declaration of Independence

• The government and the king should be controlled by the people.            
• That was an example of Social Contract.

Natural Rights

• Natural Rights- People that are born with certain rights.
• The Declaration of Independence states, 
• "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, 
• that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unreliable Rights, that
• among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

Popular Sovereignty

• Popular Sovereignty- Power to the people.

Social Contract

• Social Contract- The ability to overthrow the king if not done properly.

Social Contract

• The Declaration of Independence states,
• "that whenever an Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it
• is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute
• Government, Laying its foundation on such principles and organizing
• its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their 

Social Contract

• Safety and Happiness."

Opinion

• I think so Because people are born with money but some people
• waste it on alcohol and lose their money. 
• I would have signed it because everybody is basically equal and
• we are mostly happy with our lives.