THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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Political Bands
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Government Power
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People’s Foundation
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Unalienable Rights
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Detailed explanation-1: -Notice the words that Jefferson used in the opening. He wrote, “It becomes necessary.” By using these words, Jefferson was saying that there was only one way to proceed-through war.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lesson Summary. A band is a very small, oftentimes nomadic, group that is based on family ties and is politically independent.
Detailed explanation-3: -In other words, “to declare the causes which impel them to the separation.” Congress had to prove the legitimacy of its cause. It had just defied the most powerful nation on Earth. It needed to motivate foreign allies to join the fight.
Detailed explanation-4: -What are “political bands” in reference to Jefferson’s statement? In this statement, the political bands are the colonists, and Great Britain.