Declaration of Independence

explains why the Continental Congress made the Declaration

Preamble

What are the 4 parts of the Declaration of Independence?

Preamble, List of Natural Rights, List of Complaints, Claim of Independence

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

the American colonies didn't like being ruled by the British government and being taxed without any say in it

What is the Declaration of Independence?

An American document that states the American colonies' independence from Great Britain

What countries were involved in the Declaration of Independence?

Both the British and the American Colonies

wraps up the whole Declaration, asking the King to correct the laws and states colonists independence from Britain

Claim of Independence

When was the Declaration of Independence established?

July 4, 1776

Who was the King of Britain at the time the Declaration of Independence was written?

King George III

states the abuses King George III took upon the colonists

List of Complaints

states the equality of men and the famous quote "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

List of Natural Rights

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson