DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE- IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
1). Provide a brief summary, analysis, and main points.
2). Is there any irony or rhetorical tone?
3). What is the justification given dissolving "the political bands" connecting the colonies with England?
4). What are the "unalienable" rights of men? What is the "pursuit of happiness"?
5). Do you think Jefferson believed rights were "unalienable" for all men? For women?
6). How do governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed"? Do you think each person has to give his or her consent? How often?