THE DECLARATION OF INDIPENDENCE

2. Jawarlal NehruJawarlal Nehru
 Ally of Gandhi.Ally of Gandhi.
 11stst
Prime MinisterPrime Minister
of India,of India,
1947-1964.1947-1964.
 AdvocatedAdvocated
Industrialization.Industrialization.
 Promoted “GreenPromoted “Green
Revolution”.Revolution”.
 Mixed Economy.Mixed Economy.
 Nonaligned Movement.Nonaligned Movement.

3.  The “mix” refers to private andThe “mix” refers to private and
public ownership.public ownership.
 Foreign aid and foreign investmentForeign aid and foreign investment
are crucial.are crucial.
 Urban areas have high-techUrban areas have high-tech
companies.companies.
 Three quarters of the population areThree quarters of the population are
farmers living in small villages.farmers living in small villages.
 India'sIndia's "Green Revolution""Green Revolution" allowedallowed
farmers to triple their crop by usingfarmers to triple their crop by using
India’s “mixedIndia’s “mixed
economy”economy”

4. India’s “GreenIndia’s “Green
Revolution”Revolution”
 Introducing higher-Introducing higher-
yielding varieties ofyielding varieties of
seeds in 1965.seeds in 1965.
 Increased use ofIncreased use of
fertilizers &fertilizers &
irrigation.irrigation.
 GOALGOAL  makemake
India self-India self-
sufficient in foodsufficient in food
grains.grains.

5.  Nehru’s daughter.Nehru’s daughter.
 Prime Minister ofPrime Minister of
India, 1966-1984.India, 1966-1984.
 Continues Nehru’sContinues Nehru’s
policies.policies.
 Faced corruptionFaced corruption
charges & internalcharges & internal
rebellion.rebellion.
 Assassinated in 1984.Assassinated in 1984.
IndiraIndira
GandhiGandhi

6.  Indira’s son.Indira’s son.
 Prime Minister ofPrime Minister of
India, 1984-1989.India, 1984-1989.
 Some reform ofSome reform of
economy andeconomy and
government.government.
 Also faced rebellion.Also faced rebellion.
 Assassinated in 1991Assassinated in 1991
while campaigning.while campaigning.
RajivRajiv
GandhiGandhi

7.  Italian-bornItalian-born
Sonia MainoSonia Maino
married Rajivmarried Rajiv
1968.1968.
 She movedShe moved
into the houseinto the house
of mother-in-of mother-in-
law, Primelaw, Prime
MinisterMinister
Indira Gandhi.Indira Gandhi.
A foreigner joins theA foreigner joins the
familyfamily

8. The Declaration of Independence

9. Historical Context
About The Author
• Born on April 13, 1743 in
Virginia to a wealthy family.
• He was very well educated.
Attended The College of
William & Mary.
• Served in the Virginia House
of Burgesses.
• Eloquent correspondent, butEloquent correspondent, but
not good public speakernot good public speaker
• Known as the "silentKnown as the "silent
member" of the Congressmember" of the Congress
• Was unanimously chosen by
the Committee of Five to
Thomas Jefferson

10. Major Events of The Time
• Common Sense is published
• North Carolina produces the Halifax Resolves
making it the first British colony to officially
authorize its delegates to vote for independence.
• Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposes a
resolution calling for a Declaration of
Independence.
• Virginia Declaration of Rights by George Mason is
adopted by the Virginia Convention of Delegates.
• The Delaware General Assembly votes to suspend
government under the British Crown

11. Intended Audience
• The audience were those
wanting independence from
England.
• International audience

12. Jefferson’s Viewpoint on the Major Issues of His Time
• He believed in the separation of church and
state.
• He believed that the colonies had the right to
overthrow a tyrannical government.

13. Main Points of the Declaration of Independence
• All men are created equal.
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal.
• Men are given by God certain unalienable rights.
“They are endowed, by their Creator, with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are Life, liberty
and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
• We have the natural right by God to declare our
independence from England.
“When in the course of human events it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another, and
to assume among the Powers of the earth, the
separate and equal station to which the Laws of
Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them…

14. • Governments derive their authority from the consent of
the people.
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the governed.”
• When a government abuses it’s power, the people have
the right to overthrow it.
“That whenever any form of Government becomes
destructive to these ends, it is the Right of the People
to alter or to abolish it…
• The colonies tried repeatedly to compromise with King
George, but has been a tyrant.
“Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies;
and such is now the necessity which constrains them
to alter their former Systems of Government.
Main Points of the Declaration of Independence

15. Historical Significance
• The American Colonies finally declared
their independence from England
• It was the first step in the creation of a new
nation.
Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence