The document discusses the Declaration of Independence, including what words declared the colonists' independence, what rights and powers the document stated they now had, who signed it, and whether the reader would have signed it. It also questions what might have happened if the colonists had not declared independence from Great Britain when they did.

2. 1. What words from the last paragraph
actually declare the colonists’
independence?
2. What rights and powers do they state
that they now have?
3. Who signed the Declaration of
Independence?
4. Would you have signed the document?
Why or why not?
5. What might have happened if the

3. HW#7
 Go to our class site
 Complete the notes using
the slides
Due Tomorrow!

4. Activity
 In your groups, complete the
timeline by completing;
1. Definition
2. Significance (how it led to Rev. War)
3. Drawing
4. Which cause do you consider to be
the most compelling
Why was the Declaration of Independence created? What
events lead up to the creation of this document?

5. Causes of the American
Revolution
1. Proclamation of 1763
2. Sugar Act 1764
3. Stamp Act 1765
4. Townshend Act 1767
5. Boston Massacre 1770
6. Tea Act 1773
7. Intolerable (Coercive) Acts 1774
8. First Continental Congress
1774

6.  What led the colonists to
Declare Independence
from Great Britain?
Closure