SS.7.CG.1.6- Declaration of Independence
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Grievances
Complaints or problems people have, usually about unfair treatment.
Declaration of Independence
The document that said the American colonies were breaking away from England and listed the concerns of the colonists
Unalienable rights
Rights that every person is born with and cannot be taken away.
Preamble
The introduction to a document that says why it was written.
Life
The right to live and be safe.
Liberty
The right to be free.
Pursuit of happiness
The right to try to be happy and live a good life.
Natural rights
Basic rights people are born with, like life and freedom.
Social contract
An agreement between people and their government: people agree to follow laws, and the government protects their rights.
Limited government
A government that only has the powers the people give it.
Right of resistance to tyrannical government
The right to fight back or change a government that is unfair or cruel.
Role of government
What the government is supposed to do, like protect people and their rights.
Endowed
Given or provided.
Derived
Taken or gotten from something
Instituted
Set up or started.
Just powers
Fair powers or authority.
Consent of the governed/people
Permission from the people for the government to have power.
Alter
change
Abolish
To end or get rid of something completely.
Colonial grievances
The complaints the American colonies had about how Britain treated them.
Taxes
Money people must pay to the government.
Limited judicial powers
Courts not having too much power or control.
Trial by jury
The right to have a group of regular people decide if someone is guilty or innocent.
Quartering soldiers
Forcing people to let soldiers live in their homes.
Dissolving legislatures
Taking away the group that makes laws.
Natural rights violations
When the government does not respect people's basic rights
Assent to laws
Approval or agreement to laws.
Oppression
Cruel or unfair treatment by someone in power.
Self-evident
Obvious or clear without needing proof.
