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Congress declares independence — Homework
Answer in complete sentences.
- 1.Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, and when was it adopted?
- 2.What does "consent of the governed" mean?
- 3.What was the First Continental Congress, and what did it do?
- 4.Why is it important to know that the Declaration's ideals were not yet applied to everyone in 1776?
- 5.Write a short paragraph explaining, in your own words, what "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" means to you.
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