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What are natural rights or unalienable rights. What are the three that are stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Natural rights or unalienable rights are rights people have from birth. They are given by the creator and cannot be taken away. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are the natural rights that are stated in the Declaration of Independence
What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence, in order
The preamble, the purpose of government (protection of natural rights), British wrongs/grievances (27 grievances listed), and the final statement of independence
In the first draft of the declaration of independence there was a statement that was not part of the final draft. What was it talking about?
The first draft of the Declaration of Independence contained a statement condemning King George for participating in the slave trade
What did Thomas Paine do?
He wrote the pamphlet called common sense
Who was Richard Henry Lee and what did he do
He was a delegate from Virginia who offered the resolution stating these United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states.
Who was John Hancock and what did he do
He was the president of the second Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. He was also from Massachusetts
Who were the committee of five who drafted the Declaration of Independence
Robert Livingston from New York, John Adams from Massachusetts, Roger Sherman from Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson from Virginia.
On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4 1776
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