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Why Did Americans Declare Independence on July 4, 1776?

K-5
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Learning Objectives

  • Explain connections between events
  • Analyze a primary source to determine its main ideas
  • Identify the purposes of the Declaration of Independence
  • Use evidence from a primary source to explain: “Why did Americans declare independence on July 4, 1776?”
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Overview

Historians view documents from the past. In this lesson, students will explore why American colonists wanted to declare independence in 1776. As students prepare to read a modified version of the Declaration of Independence, they view images from the past and sort the American colonists’ beliefs about just government and the unjust actions of Great Britain.

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History Connection
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