It’s hard to believe that just over a thousand words could change world history, but one document—only 1,337 words long—holds ideas more powerful than dynamite. This document’s ideas shook up the mighty British Empire. It launched a new nation. And it is still greatly admired today. What is this document? The Declaration of Independence, of course. For kids, this all important unit will bring you back to this defining time in American history.
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Rights and Freedoms in the Declaration
The Declaration of Independence has three parts.
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The Fight for Freedom
On July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independe ...
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Colonial America
It’s hard to believe that just over 1,000 words could change world history, but one ...
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The Colonists Revolt
In the centuries after Christopher Columbus first reached America, European governments co ...
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The Colonists Unite
After the Boston Tea Party, the British closed Boston Harbor and banned unapproved town me ...
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Thomas Jefferson
After much debate, delegates to the Second Continental Congress voted for independence fro ...
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The Declaration Today
Rolled up and moved from state to state, the original Declaration has traveled a long way ...
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