Declaration Of Independence

What was the Declaration of Independence?

The Declaration of Independence was a legal declaration, on July 4 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies, then at war with Great Britain, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.

What were the points on the declaration of independence

All men are free and equal

All men have their human rights

The people can abolish the government if need be

Everyone is entitled to Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

Who wrote the treaty of Paris?

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas Jefferson

John Adams

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

● Leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, freemason, postmaster, scientist inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman and diplomat

● He earned the title of ‘First American’ having represented the colonies in both London and France

● As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

● He was a diplomat, lawyer, architect, and a philosopher

● He was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence

● He was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights

● Served as first Amercian Minister to France

● Served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809

Who was John Adams?

● Thinker and Writer

● He was a lawyer dedicated to the principal of innocent until proven guilty

● Anti-British Campaigner

● Fought during the Revolutionary War

● Became the Second US president