USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States Declaration of Independence claims that everyone has certain inalienable rights and thus espouses natural rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. John Locke was one of the first major proponents of natural rights, and he claimed everyone had the rights to life, liberty, and property.

Detailed explanation-2: -Form small groups to discuss the meaning of the three natural rights that Jefferson identified in the Declaration of Independence: “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."

Detailed explanation-3: -Remember that the pursuit of happiness, in the Declaration, is not a quest or a pastime, but “an unalienable right.” Everyone has the right to actuallybe happy, not just try to be happy. To use a metaphor: You don’t just get the chance to make the baseball team, you are guaranteed a spot.

Detailed explanation-4: -The final draft of the Declaration of Independence contains a preamble, a list of grievances, a formal declaration of independence, and signatures.