Declaration of Independence Vocab
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social contract
an agreement between the government and the people
natural rights
rights that are no dependent on the laws or customs of any particular culture or government, and so are universal, fundamental and inalienable (cannot be taken away)
natural law
an ethical theory that claims that humans are born with a certain moral compass that guides behaviors (rights are inherent, obvious, self-evident)
equality
all people have certain rights
popular sovereignty
governments are created and sustained by the coney of its people (government for the people by the people)
preamble
announces that the document will explain why the colonies want to separate from England
theory of man/political principles
identifies the ideas underlying natural rights social contract equality popular sovereignty natural law
list of grievances
lists the unfair acts that the british government imposed on the colonies
declaration of war and freedom
this houses the statement that the 13 colonies are now independent
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