2.2 Declaration of Independence

outlines the government of the U.S.

provides personal liberties

formally cuts ties with Great Britain

meet with King George III to reconcile

form an alliance with France during the Revolution

draft and edit the Declaration of Independence

organize troops to fight in the American Revolution

because most colonists were illiterate

to allow people worldwide to sympathize with the colonists

to make sure the peasants and indentured servants ratified it

because they wanted King George III to understand them

John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau

Thomas Hobbes and Isaac Newton

Ben Franklin and John Adams

Baron de Montesquieu and the Marquis de Lafayette

tries to appeal to the logic of the colonists to support King George III while also fighting for individual rights

criticizes the divine rule of kings and asserts people should have the ability to govern themselves

people give government its power and the government gives people protection

people give the government taxes and the government gives people militaries

the rights and power of the government should always outweigh individuals

individuals who do not obey their government will be prosecuted

been given property

the right to vote

natural rights

life

liberty

wealth

pursuit of happiness

the Constitution is instrumental in forming a government and gives the government its power.

Governments are formed to make sure people’s rights are protected. Government power should come from the people.

everyone has basic rights but they have to be written out in the Constitution for the government to enforce them.