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EXCERPT 1: " 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, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which ( impel ) them to the separation."
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rephrasing: when one group of people is going to break away from a country to form it's own nation, then they should explain why they are doing it.
Impel: to drive forward |
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EXCERPT 2: " we 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."
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rephrasing: individuals have some basic rights that are obvious and should not be taken away.
unalienable rights: not to be taken away |
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EXCERPT 3: " that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the ( consent ) of the governed".
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rephrasing: governments are formed to make sure people's rights are protected. government power should come from the people.
consent: receiving power from the people who are governed |
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EXCERPT 4: " 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."
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rephrasing: when a government is taking away the rights of citizens and is not doing what the people want, then the citizens have the right to change or replace the government.
abolish: to put an end to |
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EXCERPT 5: " the history of the present king of great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and ( usurpations ), all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states."
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rephrasing: here is proof that england had interfered with colonial rights: the king has not allowed laws that help colonists.
candid: expressing opinions and feelings in an honest and sincere way. |
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EXCERPT 7: " in every stage of these ( oppressions ) we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. 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."
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rephrasing: every time we colonists felt we were being treated unfairly, we wrote to the king. He answered by treating us more unfairly. A ruler who abuses his power shouldn't be able to rule us.
oppressions: troubles or bad conditions |
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EXCERPT 8: " we, therefore..... ( solemnly ) publish and declare, that these united colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states."
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rephrasing: we now consider ourselves to be an independent country.
solemnly: very serious manner |
