This presentation was prepared for Deaf and hard of hearing students in MsAmyLC's social studies classes.

1. 1. The Philadelphia basketball team called the Seventy-Sixers.
Why is‘seventy-six’ an important number? What does it mean?
2. In the 1770s, Americans were angry about the King’s and Parliament’s
new tax laws. Why were they angry?
3. Write the old name for America:
4. What did the king do to force people in Boston to obey the tax laws?
5. Americans hated the Quartering Act. Explain this law:
6. In 1776, American leaders had meetings to respond to the unfair laws.
The leaders met in this place:
7. The leaders wrote a letter to the king. The name of the letter was
8. This was the the main idea of the Declaration of Independence:
9. Some leaders were afraid to sign the Declaration. Why?
10. America’s new name:

2. Why is the Philadelphia basketball team called the

3. What is so important about July 4, 1776?

4. http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bct/wp-content/blogs.dir/3/files/2008/06/wk_of_6.30_/0701Fireworks.jpg

5. Understanding the Declaration of Independence

6. old name:
The Thirteen British Colonies
of North America
old flag:

7. new name:
The United States of America
new flag:

8. old name:
The Thirteen British Colonies
of North America
old flag:
Why did we change
from this…

9. new name:
The United States of America
new flag:
Why did we change
from this…to this?

12. Philadelphia

14. This map of Philadelphia is from 1776.

17. 3
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18. 3
2
Leaders met in Independence Hall.
1

21. There were a lot of angry Americans in the 13 colonies.
Americans were angry about
the King’s and Parliament’s
new tax laws.

22. London, England

23. London, England

26. There were a lot of angry Americans in the 13 colonies
Americans were angry about
the King’s and Parliament’s
new tax laws.
The Americans said the laws were unfair.

27. Inside Parliament, today.

28. Inside Parliament, 1770.

29. Inside Parliament, 1770.
The King says Americans
must pay taxes.

30. Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?

31. Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?
act = law

32. ...LIKE CARDS!
Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?

33. ...LIKE CARDS!
Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?

34. ON
Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?

35. ON
Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?

36. ON
Why were Americans angry about King George’s tax laws?
What was unfair?
LET US
VOTE!

37. WE WANT
REPRESENTATIVES
IN PARLIAMENT!

38. Americans complained.
They said tax laws were unfair because they could not vote for them.
WE WANT
TO VOTE ON
TAX LAWS!

39. Inside Parliament, 1770.
Please let me speak.

40. Inside Parliament, 1770.
We want to vote on
tax laws!

41. Inside Parliament, 1770.
We want to vote on
tax laws!
No.

42. Inside Parliament, 1770.
No.

43. This political cartoon shows Americans’ opinion about the
Stamp Act.

45. TEA
The Boston Tea “Party”: Angry Americans destroyed tea so they would not have to pay tea
taxes to the king.

51. Some Americans hurt the king’s tax collectors.
They put tar and feathers on the tax collectors.

52. What does this political cartoon mean?

53. What does this political cartoon mean?
American states must work together to change unfair laws.

54. The king sent 4,000 soldiers to Boston.
The soldiers forced Americans to obey the tax laws.

55. The king sent 4,000 soldiers to Boston.
The soldiers forced Americans to obey the tax laws.

56. The Americans hated the soldiers.

57. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

58. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

59. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

60. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.
This law permitted soldiers to
move into people’s homes.
The soldiers did not have to pay
for using people’s things or
eating their food.

61. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.
Americans hated the British soldiers.
They called them 'redcoats’and
'lobsterbacks’.
This law permitted soldiers to
move into people’s homes.
The soldiers did not have to pay
for using people’s things or
eating their food.

62. We need to have a meeting.

66. Fifty-six American leaders met in Philadelphia to solve the
problem of King George’s unfair laws.

67. Fifty-six American leaders met in Philadelphia to solve the
problem of King George’s unfair laws.
We must send King George a letter.

68. The Thirteen Colonies
of North America
We want to vote!

69. Roger Sherman Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson John Adams Roger Livingston
The Writing Committee

70. 3
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Franklin, Adams and Jefferson met in
Jefferson’s apartment on Market Street.

71. 3
1
Franklin, Adams and Jefferson met in
Jefferson’s apartment on Market Street.
2

74. Benjamin Franklin

75. Benjamin Franklin

76. John Adams

77. Thomas Jefferson

80. All men are created equal.

83. Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

84. Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

85. Jefferson’s Views on
Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

86. “The abolition of
domestic slavery is the
great object of desire in
those colonies”
Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

87. “Slavery is an
abominable crime.”
Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

88. “…all men are created equal…”
Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

89. “…all men are created equal…” I owned about 200 slaves.
Jefferson’s Views on
Slavery

90. Jefferson wrote about ending slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

91. Jefferson wrote about ending slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

92. Jefferson wrote about ending slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

93. Stopping slavery is a good idea, but
many men won’t sign our paper.

94. You are right.

100. Your name here?

101. Off with their heads!
Your name here?

102. Off with their heads!
Your name here?

103. King George of England
This means war!

104. We will get in trouble if
we sign the Declaration.

105. I will sign it!
I will write my name in big letters.
The King won’t need glasses!

106. I will sign it!
I will write my name in big letters.
The King won’t need glasses!

108. If Hancock signs it,
I will sign, too.

113. 2 1
Betsy Ross lived on Arch Street
3

114. Betsy Ross lived and worked in a house on Arch Street. She sewed clothes
and pillows for furniture. Some people believe George Washington asked
her to sew a flag for the new country, the United States of America.

115. old name:
The Thirteen Colonies of
North America
old flag:

116. new name:
The United States of
America
new flag: