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The Declaration Of Independence

The main ideas and how it affected future generations.

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WHAT ARE THE MAIN IDEAS OF THE

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
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1. All men possess unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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2. King George had violated colonists rights. He passed unfair laws, interfered with colonial self-government, taxed colonists without their say, and sent a large British army to the colonies.

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3. The colonists had a right to break away from Britain. Since King George had broken the social contract, the colonists didn't need to obey him.

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How does this influence us today?

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THE GOVERNMENT HELPS US DEFEND OUR RIGHTS OF

LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN FREED THE BLACK SLAVES

BECAUSE ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL
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GOING ALONG WITH RIGHTS, WOMEN CAN

VOTE AND DO EVERYTHING MEN CAN.
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France and other nations were impacted by it. In the French Revolution, the French Declaration shares similar ideas to the Declaration of Independence.

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WITHOUT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,

THE U.S. WOUDN'T BE A FREE COUNTRY.
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Lauren Walker