9/13/2018 -Bell Work - Decipher this quote:

“The king is as much bound by his oath, not to infringe the legal
rights of the people, as the people are bound to yield subjection to
him. From whence it follows, that as soon as the prince sets
himself up above law, he loses the king in the tyrant: he does to all
intents and purposes, unking himself, by acting out of, and
beyond, that sphere which the constitution allows him to move in.
And in such cases, he has no more right to be obeyed, than any
inferior officer who acts beyond his commission. The subject’s
obligation to allegiance then ceases of course; and to resist him, is
no more rebellion, than to resist any foreign invader.
Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1776)
“Unlimited Submission and Non-Resistance to the Higher Powers”
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Class when the king
out of his powers and
the of
abuses rights
do not
the people they
follow him
have can even resist
to
and
 As you are watching the video make note
of anything that is read that connects to
why the colonist decided to fight for
independence from the information you
learned in the web quest
laws in favor of colonies
Refused to pass
their consent
Acls without
mercenaries
Sending British Soldiers
Protected
Cut off trade
Quarter of troops
 Declaration of Independence 1776
I. Background
- "Taxation without representation"
- Thomas Jefferson
primary author
- Enlightenment
John Locke ThomasHobbs
II. Purpose of the Declaration of Independence
1. Win public support for war
2. Outline new ideas for government
natural rights and equality
a.Government exists for the people
b. Government power comes from the people
c. If a government fails - overthrow it
III. Parts
1. Preamble - an introduction
2. Theory - what a government should do
3. Grievance - list of why we were mad at the King
4. Conclusion - declaration of war
 Principles/Themes of the in the DOI
I
8 Social Contract-people
Enligtenment idea

agree to sacrifice some

freedoms for protecten by

the government
Natural Rights
Rights of a human being that the
government cannot take away Life
is liberty property /happiness
Right to Revolution
I
If Government is not doing

their job the people have the

right to overthrow
 Principles/Themes of the in the DOI

Popular Sovereignty
Will of the people
rule
People and bythe
joying Gp p is
to
involvement of the people in thegov
any
Limited Government
Idea that the gov power
should be limited by a

of law constitution
rule
breviaries in DOI expressestheneed for limited
gov
What drives you to act upon something----selfish or ideological
reasons???

What would be some examples of ideological reasons?

animals is cruel
Vegan
because you believing
start movement to prevent gun violence
What would be some examples of selfish reasons?
Eat all the pizza Yourself
movement for attention to
Joining
out
a
of class
get
Were the colonists ideological or selfish in seeking
independence from Great Britain?
Historian’s interpretation #1:

Revolution by Bernard Bailyn

(1967)
IS
The Declaration of Independence represents the colonists’ deepest
fears and beliefs. The colonists believed they saw a clear pattern in the
events that followed 1763. They believed they saw an evil and
deliberate conspiracy to crush liberty in America. They saw evidence
of this conspiracy in the Stamp Act and in the Coercive Acts. They
also believed that America was destined to play a special role in
history. They believed that America would become “the foundation of
a great and mighty empire, the largest the world ever saw to be
founded on such principles of liberty and freedom, both civil and
religious.” The colonists believed that England was trying to enslave

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them, and that they should use “all the power which God has given
them” to protect themselves.
Historian’s interpretation #2:
Selfish
Modified Excerpts from A People’s History of the United States by
Howard Zinn (1980)

It seemed clear to the educated, upper-class colonists that something

needed to be done to persuade the lower class to join the revolutionary
cause, to direct their anger against England. The solution was to find
language inspiring to all classes, specific enough in its listing of grievances
to fill people with anger against the British, vague enough to avoid class
conflict, and stirring enough to build patriotic feelings. Everything the
Declaration of Independence was about - popular control over
governments, the right of rebellion and revolution, fury at political tyranny,
economic burdens, and military attacks - was well suited to unite large
numbers of colonists and persuade even those who had grievances against
one another to turn against England. Some Americans were clearly
omitted from those united by the Declaration of Independence: Indians,
black slaves, and women.
 For Homework:
Answer the following ques6on on this slide-
From what you learned so far, were the colonies
jus6fied in seeking independence? Why or why not?
(1/2 to 1 page in length).