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Name: ________________________________Date: ____________ Saunders/Mrs. McNerneyUS History/___________Do Now: What do you think the colonists should do based on the Intolerable Acts? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________American Revolution: Notes 1Declaration of IndependenceBackground on the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. ?The document announced that the thirteen American colonies were at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, and that they regarded themselves as a newly independent nation. The document has four main parts - an introduction, a preamble that outlines a general philosophy of government, an indictment or list of particular charges or grievances against the King of England, and finally a denunciation that made the case for independence. ?Document Pre-Analysis: Watch this video and answer the two guiding questions below. Who are the colonists addressing this song towards? Cite one piece of evidence from the video that led you to reach this conclusion. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why do you think it is “too late to apologize”? What has Great Britain done that the colonists feel it is “too late”? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Classwork: Primary Source: Declaration of Independence Preamble 1 ?23456789101112We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness... Vocabulary: Self-evident: obvious Unalienable: that which can’t be taken away or deniedAbolish: to end or overthrow ?Institute: to start or make official ?Consent: to give approval ?What are the three unalienable rights [lines 3 and 4] listed in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence? ? ??The writers of the Declaration of Independence wrote that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” [lines 5 - 7] What does this mean in terms of how or where governments get power from? Which enlightenment philosopher/thinker influenced the ideas expressed in questions 1 and 2? Circle the best answer below. John Locke Thomas Hobbes According to the preamble, when do people have the right to abolish their government [lines 8 - 9]? Circle the best answer below. ?When government becomes destructive to the rights of men. When governments gives men rights.Grievances 1 ?234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Wisdom, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and simple causes;... But when a long train of abuses...reduce the people to live under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new protection for their future security. — Such has been the patient suffering of these colonies... The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and he has as a direct resulted established an absolute tyranny over these states.To prove this, let facts be submitted to the world.He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislature He has allowed the military to act independent of any laws, doing as they please to reign terror over our usHe has cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;He imposes taxes on us without our consent;He deprives us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury...and instead throws us in jail or sentences colonists to death He has not recognized our government hereHe has stolen our resources from our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people…Vocabulary: Dictate: to command Abuses: treat violently over and over again Despot: ruler with total power usually uses power cruellyTyranny: cruel government Grievance: reasons for protest According to lines 1 - 7, why have the colonists chosen to declare independence? Circle the best answer below. The king has long abused the colonists .The king has made the colonists live under an absolute despot It is the right of the colonists to declare independence to ensure a safe future All of the aboveWhy would the colonists list their grievances out in this document? Denunciation 1 ?2345678910111213141516171819In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for help….Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury and abuse. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people...We have reminded them of the circumstances and reasons of our settlement here...They too have been deaf to the voice of justice... We must, therefore...which announce our Separation from Great Britain We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America... do…. declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states; that they are separated from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.Vocabulary: Oppressions: cruel treatment over a long period of time Petition: to write a list of requests & explain the reasons for these requests in a document; usually it is presented to a government According to lines 1 - 3, what have colonists done before this Declaration of Independence to address their concerns? ?Circle the best answer below. Written a petition Waged a war None of the aboveAccording to lines 11-16, which of the following is true? Circle the best answer below. Colonies are now separated from Great Britain Colonies now declare war on Great Britain After having examined this source - why do you think this document is called the “Declaration of Independence”? Name: ________________________________Date: ____________ Saunders/Mrs. McNerneyUS History/___________Do Now: What do you think the colonists should do based on the Intolerable Acts? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________American Revolution: Notes 1Declaration of IndependenceBackground on the Declaration of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. ?The document announced that the thirteen American colonies were at war with the Kingdom of Great Britain, and that they regarded themselves as a newly independent nation. The document has four main parts - an introduction, a preamble that outlines a general philosophy of government, an indictment or list of particular charges or grievances against the King of England, and finally a denunciation that made the case for independence. ?Document Pre-Analysis: Watch this video and answer the two guiding questions below. Who are the colonists addressing this song towards? Cite one piece of evidence from the video that led you to reach this conclusion. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Why do you think it is “too late to apologize”? What has Great Britain done that the colonists feel it is “too late”? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Classwork: Primary Source: Declaration of Independence Preamble 1 ?23456789101112We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness... Vocabulary: Self-evident: obvious Unalienable: that which can’t be taken away or deniedAbolish: to end or overthrow ?Institute: to start or make official ?Consent: to give approval ?What are the three unalienable rights [lines 3 and 4] listed in the preamble of the Declaration of Independence? Life ?Liberty ??Pursuit of Happiness ?The writers of the Declaration of Independence wrote that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” [lines 5 - 7] What does this mean in terms of how or where governments get power from? People choose their government from the people they govern.Which enlightenment philosopher/thinker influenced the ideas expressed in questions 1 and 2? Circle the best answer below. John Locke Thomas Hobbes According to the preamble, when do people have the right to abolish their government [lines 8 - 9]? Circle the best answer below. ?When government becomes destructive to the rights of men. When governments gives men rights.Grievances 1 ?234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Wisdom, indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and simple causes;... But when a long train of abuses...reduce the people to live under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new protection for their future security. — Such has been the patient suffering of these colonies... The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and he has as a direct resulted established an absolute tyranny over these states.To prove this, let facts be submitted to the world.He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies without the consent of our legislature He has allowed the military to act independent of any laws, doing as they please to reign terror over our usHe has cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;He imposes taxes on us without our consent;He deprives us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury...and instead throws us in jail or sentences colonists to death He has not recognized our government hereHe has stolen our resources from our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people…Vocabulary: Dictate: to command Abuses: treat violently over and over again Despot: ruler with total power usually uses power cruellyTyranny: cruel government Grievance: reasons for protest According to lines 1 - 7, why have the colonists chosen to declare independence? Circle the best answer below. The king has long abused the colonists .The king has made the colonists live under an absolute despot It is the right of the colonists to declare independence to ensure a safe future All of the aboveWhy would the colonists list their grievances out in this document? Denunciation 1 ?2345678910111213141516171819In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for help….Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury and abuse. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people...We have reminded them of the circumstances and reasons of our settlement here...They too have been deaf to the voice of justice... We must, therefore...which announce our Separation from Great Britain We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America... do…. declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states; that they are separated from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.Vocabulary: Oppressions: cruel treatment over a long period of time Petition: to write a list of requests & explain the reasons for these requests in a document; usually it is presented to a government According to lines 1 - 3, what have colonists done before this Declaration of Independence to address their concerns? ?Circle the best answer below. Written a petition Waged a war None of the aboveAccording to lines 11-16, which of the following is true? Circle the best answer below. Colonies are now separated from Great Britain Colonies now declare war on Great Britain After having examined this source - why do you think this document is called the “Declaration of Independence”? Name: _______________________________Date: __________ Saunders/Mrs. McNerneyUS History/Gov. _____Do Now: What is a revolution? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________American Revolution: 2Intolerable Acts________________________ colonies as they realized _____________________________ could happen to anyone.Food & _________________________ smuggled into MA from all over ____________________________.Response to the Intolerable ActsThese were by far the _____________________ of the acts passed. Those living in ___________________ and Massachusetts would lose _______________________ from the Boston Port Act. Almost all ________________________ stopped and food became hard to come by and ____________________________. The _________________________ throughout the 13 colonies were furious and called for a _____________________________.No Taxation without RepresentationA ____________________ saying at this time period was: “No taxation without ____________________________!” because they were being ________________ but had no ________________-._________________________ and had no say in how the _________________________ were being governed. First Continental CongressFirst ________________________ Congress meets in 1774 in Philadelphia where ________________________ from all the colonies except _____________________ discuss actions against Britain. They _______________________ to ban all trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were _________________________. They also asked each colony to start __________________________ and training ____________________.Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)___________________________ of militia (Minutemen) compels Governor Gage to send 700 British soldiers to ______________________ rebel leaders and ________________________ arms.William ___________________ and Paul ______________________, “The British are coming!”8 _____________________________ die and 1 Redcoat wounded at _____________________________.“Shot __________________ ‘round the world” at ___________________________.Second Continental Congress______________________ of Breed’s Hill and _____________________ Hill (June 1775)British _______________________ costing 1,154 of 2,200_______________________ lost 311Olive _____________________ Petition (July 1775)_____________________ sent to George III_______________________ Continental Army and WashingtonGeorge III ________________________ colonies in open rebellion_______________________ Act: blockade of American ports; declaration of __________________Declaration of Independence_______________________ laws of Nature.People’s right to ___________________________.“______________________________________”“all ______________ are created _______________________”Endowed…with certain ______________________________ rights…life, liberty, pursuit of happiness”List of ________________________ against the British Empire, ____________________________ toward George III.Name: _______________________________Date: __________ Saunders/Mrs. McNerneyUS History/Gov. _____Do Now: Who do you think has a better advantage at winning the war? Great Britain or the Colonists? Explain.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________American Revolution: 3305752534925British Advantages/Tactics________________________ Britons to America’s ___________________________ (1/3 slaves or loyalists).World’s _____________________ navy.Disciplined and _____________________________ army._____________________ from Loyalists, ___________________, and slaves.Entrenched ___________ and garrisons in America.00British Advantages/Tactics________________________ Britons to America’s ___________________________ (1/3 slaves or loyalists).World’s _____________________ navy.Disciplined and _____________________________ army._____________________ from Loyalists, ___________________, and slaves.Entrenched ___________ and garrisons in America.-6667534925American Advantages/TacticsMilitia’s _____________________ tactics.Familiar with the ____________________ and environment__________________________ the war.Hope for _____________________ from Britain’s ______________________(France, Spain).00American Advantages/TacticsMilitia’s _____________________ tactics.Familiar with the ____________________ and environment__________________________ the war.Hope for _____________________ from Britain’s ______________________(France, Spain).3057525308610British DisadvantagesWar _______________ and war _______________________.American ____________________ (pirates) hounded British ____________________.____________________________ home support._________________________ thin around the __________________.0British DisadvantagesWar _______________ and war _______________________.American ____________________ (pirates) hounded British ____________________.____________________________ home support._________________________ thin around the __________________.-66675241935American DisadvantagesNo __________________________ regular army or officers.Insufficient _____________ and _____________________.Small ______________________ among population (1/3 loyalists, 1/3 neutral, slaves)0American DisadvantagesNo __________________________ regular army or officers.Insufficient _____________ and _____________________.Small ______________________ among population (1/3 loyalists, 1/3 neutral, slaves)Patriots, Loyalists, NeutralsPatriots (aka Whigs) supported ___________________________, but may _______________________ on course of action (war, petition, boycott, etc.)._______________________ independence based on rhetoric and education on _____________ and liberties.Loyalists (aka Tories) __________________________ Britain._____________________ to the _________________________._____________________ about excess _________________, but __________________________ separation.____________ of a possible American _______________________.Recent British immigrants.Some could care less due to __________________________, apathy, or economic _______________________.The WarIn the North_____________________ under _________________ and New York __________________________ in 1776.Battles of ________________________ (1776) and Princeton (1777) boosted _________________________.Gates _____________________ Burgoyne at Saratoga (Oct 1777).Valley _______________________.In the WestAn _________________________ of Natives vs. ________________________________._____________________________ lost large amounts of _________________ in defeats._______________________________ toward pro-British Natives will _____________________.In the SouthBritish plan to _______________________ Southern ports and lands to launch re-invasion of the North.Lord Cornwallis claimed _______________________, but stalled in the South as Americans refortified.Battle of ___________________________ (Aug-Oct 1781).Washington’s __________________, Lafayette’s force, and French fleet laid ______________ to Cornwallis.British ___________________ led to American _________________________.Classwork: Joseph Plumb Martin enlisted in the Continental Army in 1776, and served in New York and Connecticut during the American Revolution. In this excerpt, he recalls the hardships that soldiers experienced on the line and after they were discharged. During the War: Clothing ?1234567891011121314They were likewise promised the following articles of clothing per year. One uniform coat, a woolen and a linen waistcoat, four shirts, four pair of shoes, four pair of stockings, a pair of woolen and a pair of linen overalls, a hat or a leather cap, a stock for the neck, a hunting shirt, a pair of shoe buckles, and a blanket….But what did we ever receive of all these promises —why, perhaps a coat (we generally did get that) and one or two shirts, the same of shoes and stockings, and, indeed, the same may be said of every other article of clothing—a few dribbled out in a regiment, two or three times a year, never getting a whole suit at a time, and all of the poorest quality, and blankets of thin baize [woolen], thin enough to have straws shot through without discommoding the threads. How often have I had to lie whole stormy, cold nights in a wood, on a field, or a bleak hill, with such blankets and other clothing like them, with nothing but the canopy of the heavens to cover me. All this too in the heart of winter, when a New England farmer, if his cattle had been in my situation, would not have slept a wink from the sheer anxiety for them. And if I stepped into a house to warm me, when passing, wet to the skin and almost dead with cold, hunger, and fatigue, what scornful looks and hard words have I experienced...Analysis Questions: Close Reading: How many pieces of clothing were soldiers promised? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Close Reading: To what extent did the American soldiers receive the clothing that they were promised? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: Explain the metaphor this author uses in lines 11 - 13: “All this too in the heart of winter, when a New England farmer, if his cattle had been in my situation, would not have slept a wink from sheer anxiety for them…”. ?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: According to lines 13 and 14, do you think that American soldiers receive warm welcome in the homes of American citizens? What does this tell you about support for the war among Americans? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sourcing and Contextualization: Do you trust this source? What might the author have been biased by? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Homework: Answer the following questions in COMPLETE sentences.List an American and British advantage/tactic. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________List American and British disadvantages. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What was the difference between a patriot and a loyalist? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Describe the war in the North. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Describe the war in the South. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Name: _______________________________Date: __________ Saunders/Mrs. McNerneyUS History/Gov. _____Do Now: What was an American Advantage during the war? What was a British Advantage during the war? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________American Revolution: 4Treaty of Paris (1783)John ___________________________, Benjamin ______________________________, John ______________.British ______________________________________ of USA.USA _________________________________ all lands east of the _______________________________________.______________________________ left out of the _________________________.States _______________________ own interests led to British _____________________________ in Northwest forts.Brand ____________________ and bigger _______________________… What now?A New American Society/RepublicanismBefore the __________________, the ______________________________ between ________________ and commoners was visibly _________________________ given the __________________________ success of the colonies.Patriotic _______________________ of equality and liberty regained a sense of __________________________ within the population.Rights and _______________________________ a central core _________________.Promote the __________________________ good.Merit, not ________________________________, defined a man.Against _______________________________.More and more self-made men ______________________________ in political ________________________________.Despite a new ________________________________, the small upper class __________________________ its status as owners of most of America’s ______________________________.-123825205740Upper-class __________________ promoted cause through correspondence.____________________________ against Stamp Act and Townshend Acts._______________________ bees.00Upper-class __________________ promoted cause through correspondence.____________________________ against Stamp Act and Townshend Acts._______________________ bees.Women of the Revolution32956507620Ran _______________________ and estates during husband’s _____________________________.Formed ___________________________ to promote war and __________________.Abigail ___________________ and “…__________________________ the Ladies.”00Ran _______________________ and estates during husband’s _____________________________.Formed ___________________________ to promote war and __________________.Abigail ___________________ and “…__________________________ the Ladies.”Blacks and Slaves of the Revolution___________________________________ as PatriotsEarly ________________._________________________ needed ______________________.________________________ states lead to ________________________ or phase out ___________________________.____________________________ led the charge._________________________ almost _______________________________.New _____________________________, same _________________________________.____________________ blacks as second-class _______________________.Prince ___________________ and “_________________________ to Africa”__________________________ civil rights.Slavery as “_______________________________ evil”Natives of the RevolutionHalf of the ________________________________ from 1754 to 1783 _____________________ out.New land ______________________________ led to increased __________________________________.Appealed to _________________________ on recognizing territories; little to no ____________________________.Classwork: Analyze the following documents and answer the questions that follow. Primary Source Document 1: Abigail Adams to John Adams - March 31 1776 123456789101112131415I long to hear that you have declared an independency from England -- and by the way in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands. Remember all Men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the Ladies we are determined to foment a Rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation.That your Sex are Naturally Tyrannical is a Truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of Master for the more tender and endearing one of Friend. Why then, not put it out of the power of the vicious and the Lawless to use us with cruelty...Men of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the servants of your mankind. Regard us then as Beings placed by destiny under your protection and in imitation of the Supreme Being make use of that power only for our happiness.Analysis Questions: Close Reading: According to lines 2 - 3, who is Abigail Adams asking John Adams to remember when making the new laws for the new country, the United States of America? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: From this letter, what kind of power do you infer men in 1776 had over their wives? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Close Reading: According to lines 6 and 7, what is Abigail warning John Adams of if the founders do NOT give women equal rights? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Close Reading: How does Abigail Adams describe men in line 9? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: What does this source suggest to you about how women were viewed in America in 1776? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Primary Source Document 2: The Chickasaws Send a Message to Congress, 1783123456789101112131415...we are yet in confusion & uncertainty. We also receive talks from the Governor of Georgia...the Virginians Call upon us to a Treaty, and want part of our land, and we expect our Neighbors who live on Cumberland River, will in a Little time Demand, if not forcibly take part of it from us, also as we are informed they have been marking Lines through our hunting grounds: we are daily receiving Talks from one Place or other, and from People we Know nothing about. We Know not who to mind or who to neglect. We are told that the Americans have 13 Councils Composed of Chiefs and Warriors. We Know not which of them we are to Listen to, or if we are to hear some, and Reject others, we are at a loss to Distinguish those we are to hear...we hope you will also put a stop to any encroachments on our lands, without our consent, and silence all those People who sends us Such Talks as inflame & exasperate our Young Men, as it is our earnest desire to remain in peace and friendship with our Brother: the Americans…...it is very hard when we have let the Americans have so much land for so little value, they should want to cheat us in this manner of the small spots we have left for our women and children to live on.Analysis Questions Close Reading: According to the document, how had the Native Americans been treated by the Americans? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Close Reading: According to lines 3 and 4, what is slowly happening to Native American lands? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: How would you describe the tone of this message? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: From the excerpt of this primary source, what do you infer was the general stance or position for the Americans towards Native Americans immediately after independence? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Homework: Analyze the document and answer the analysis questions that follow.Primary Source Document 3: Petition from Enslaved Peoples to Council and House of Representatives for the State of Massachusetts-Bay in General Court assembled January 13th 1777.1234567891011121314151617181920212223The Petition of a great number of Negroes who are detained in a state of Slavery in the Bowels of a free and Christian Country Humbly ask:That your Petitioners apprehend that negroes have, in common with all other Men, a natural and unalienable right to that freedom, which the great Parent of the Universe hath bestowed equally on all Mankind, and which they have never forfeited by any compact or agreement whatever—But they were unjustly dragged, by the cruel hand of Power, from their dearest friends, and some of them even torn from the embraces of their tender Parents, from a populous, pleasant and plentiful Country—and in Violation of the Laws of Nature and of Nation and in defiance of all the tender feelings of humanity, brought here to be sold like Beasts of Burden, and like them condemned to slavery for Life...Your Honors need not to be informed that a Life of Slavery, like that of your petitioners, deprived of every social privilege, of every thing requisite to render Life even tolerable, is far worse than Non-Existence….They cannot but express their astonishment, that it has never been considered, that every principle from which America has acted in the course of her unhappy difficulties with Great-Britain, pleads stronger than a thousand arguments in favor of your Petitioners.They therefore humbly beseech your Honors, to give this Petition its due weight and consideration, and cause an Act of the Legislature to be passed, whereby they may be restored to the enjoyment of that freedom which is the natural right of all Men—and their Children (who were born in this Land of Liberty) may not be held as Slaves after they arrive at the age of twenty one years.Analysis Questions Sourcing and Contextualization: Who wrote this? Was it written before or after the Declaration of Independence? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: Where do you see the influence of the Declaration of Independence in this document? Cite evidence from the text to support your claims. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: From the excerpt of this primary source, what do you infer was the general stance or position of Americans towards enslaved peoples immediately after independence? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Analysis: When the Declaration of Independence was written, the first few lines written by the founding fathers read: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are equal…”. Based on this document above, do you think the founding fathers and Americans at this time included ?enslaved peoples in the general category of “men”? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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