8.1.2

media type="custom" key="8087042" || 8.1.2. Analyze the philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence, with an emphasis on government as a means of securing individual rights (e.g., key phrases such as "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"). || 1776 July 4 Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence || "Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now" Jefferson || Embedded Presentations, Websites || games, activities, presentations can appear anywhere on your Wiki || Title: Images: Information: etc... || //http://www.satisfaction.com/crazy-text/crazy-text-gen.php// http://jpetrie.myweb.uga.edu/TJ.html || 2. When was the Declaration of Independence ratified? 3. Why was the quote "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights" included in the Declaration of Independence? 4.What type of Government was expressed in the Declaration of Independence? || media type="custom" key="8617586"
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 * Notes on your Standard || * British taxation on the American-British colonies like the Stamp Act led to protests using slogans like "no taxation without representation"
 * Protests against taxation without consent led to open rebellion against the British.
 * Protests about unfair taxation lead to increasing American colonist unrest, which caused the Boston Massacre (remember the John Adams film we watched).
 * John Locke
 * In most colonies, the established government was made up of an appointed governor and a two-house legislator.
 * The Great Awakening helped develop a revolutionary climate in the colonies.
 * The decision in the Zenger case helped establish freedom of the press
 * John Locke wrote that Governments are created to protect peoples rights, and that people have a right to reject government if it fails to protect them.
 * John Locke referred to Natural rights, which come directly from God: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
 * Delegates to the Continental Congress gradually came to believe in the cause of independence.
 * In ringing terms, the Declaration of Independence called for the colonies to separate from Britain. ||
 * ===Dates with specific references regarding all persons or parts of your standard=== || "all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights"
 * ===2-4 Key quotes about any persons or parts of your standard=== || "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Jefferson
 * Describe any specific people involved and what they are known for || Thomas Jefferson... ||
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 * Five questions about the Standard on YOUR page || 1. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?