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1. Why is the Philadelphia basketball team called the

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

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6. Understanding the Declaration of Independence

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

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

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

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

13. Philadelphia

15. This map of Philadelphia is from 1776.

18. 3
2 1

19. 3
2 1
Leaders met in Independence Hall.

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

23. London, England

24. London, England

25. London, England

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

29. Inside Parliament, today.

30. Inside Parliament, 1770.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40. WE WANT
REPRESENTATIVES
IN PARLIAMENT!

41. WE WANT
TO VOTE ON
TAX LAWS!

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

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

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

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

46. Inside Parliament, 1770.
No.

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

50. TEA

57. What does this political cartoon mean?

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

59. The Americans hated the soldiers.

60. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

61. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

62. Americans hated another law called the Quartering Act.

63. 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.

64. 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.

65. 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.

66. We need to have a meeting.

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

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

72. We must send King George a letter.

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

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

75. 3
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Franklin, Adams and Jefferson met in
Jefferson’s apartment on Market Street.

84. All men are created equal.

87. Jefferson’s Views on

88. Jefferson’s Views on

89. Jefferson’s Views on

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

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

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

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

94. equal.”
Jefferson’s Views on

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

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

98. Jefferson wrote about needing to end slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

99. Jefferson wrote about needing to end slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

100. Jefferson wrote about needing to end slavery in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence.

106. First time in writing:
United States of America

113. Your name here?

114. Your name here?

115. Off with their
heads!
Your name here?

117. This means war!

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

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

128. 3
2 1
Betsy Ross lived on Arch Street

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

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

133. 1. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
all agree tell united
2. The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America
way happen must
3. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for
disappear (p)gov’t connect
4. one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another,
take around place
5. and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station
give
6. to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them.
fair humans needs
7. A decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that
say reasons force
8. they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

134. 1. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
all agree tell united
2. The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America
way happen must
3. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for
disappear (p)gov’t connect
4. one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another,
take around place
5. and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station
give
6. to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them.
fair humans needs
7. A decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that
say reasons force
8. they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

135. 1. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776
all agree tell
2. The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America
way happen must
3. When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for
disappear (p)gov’t connect
4. one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another,
take around place
5. and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station
give
6. to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them.
fair humans needs
7. A decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that
say reasons force
8. they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

136. clear
9. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
give special unchanging
10. that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
around follow
11. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
hold set up around
12. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men,
getting fair permission people
13. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
kind destroy ideas
14. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,
change cancel
15. it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it,
set up
16. and to institute new government...

137. clear
9. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
give special unchanging
10. that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
around follow
11. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
hold set up around
12. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men,
getting fair permission people
13. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
kind destroy ideas
14. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,
change cancel
15. it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it,
set up
16. and to institute new government...

138. clear
9. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
give special unchanging
10. that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,
around follow
11. that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
hold set up around
12. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men,
getting fair permission people
13. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
kind destroy rights
14. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,
change cancel
15. it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it,
set up
16. and to institute new government...

139. Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the inhabitants thereof
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