Declaration of Independence P I P P P Q G E O R G I A U C N A L O X S N F S J N E R E V O L T L N Q O Z H R C H O A H Y L Z O S O G E G E A Z S K J C X A R U I N A O A X T Z T Y X M G R C I O D R T X T H I P P P V H S I E R I E I I D H J H L Y H P L I Z P T E S G E C F X I O T N C U Z M C L K E E F I L T H N F T F Q R C A L H P W A E N F I J R N S R E I T U O F R D I X Y D R D A B D U Y R E J A H V F Y O E A B A Q V O A R U Z N E L S S I D F I L X Z M E U K C L L F S K G A A X R S C E I L R I S R G A U I I N U O U M L T N A L N E X T L S T U U S N H I R Q O L E G R H A D F M V R L Y S G U A P M E H S E V E N T E E N S E V E N T Y S I X A T K N W R I T E R F I J G A V B B F W Y E J N H B R S T A T E H O U S E W W O X I X M N I Q V R X J V Q U G L C F R M S Y R D F T E Z S M U H Q T Y A T V F S F Z D O C X B M B L I N D E P E N D E N C E H A L L F I R W E E L Y R N E H D R A H C I R U Q Q O Z Q T T S E C O N D C O N T I N E N T A L W V R K U I E T E K U K J B K U L O I X B F L O C L L K W E M C T V N V I U Z Z E T I A D T W V 1.NORTH CAROLINA was the in AUGUST of 1776. first of several states 14.The Declaration is a statement to direct its delegates in of the American theory of Congress to declare its government. Three basic ideas independence. were involved: 2.The SECOND CONTINENTAL (1)God had made all men Congress approved the EQUAL and had given Declaration of Independence. them the rights of LIFE, 3.The building did the members LIBERTY, and the pursuit assembled in was the? of HAPPINESS. STATE HOUSE. (2) the main business of 4.Today this building is government was to known as INDEPENDENCE PROTECT these rights. HALL. (3) if a government tried 5.The city this building is to withhold these rights, located in is PHILADELPHIA. the people were free to 6.The declaration was approved REVOLT and to SET up on the FORTH of July, a new government. SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX. 7.There were THIRTEEN NORTH CAROLINA colonies declared "free SECOND CONTINENTAL and independent" from STATE HOUSE ENGLAND. INDEPENDENCE HALL 8.RICHARD HENRY LEE PHILADELPHIA had declared the motion FORTH two days before the SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX approval of it. THIRTEEN 9.The five men charged with ENGLAND drawing up the initial draft were RICHARD HENRY LEE JOHN ADAMS, THOMAS JOHN ADAMS JEFFERSON, BENJAMIN THOMAS JEFFERSON FRANKLIN, ROGER SHERMAN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ROBERT LIVINGSTON. ROGER SHERMAN 10.The document was mainly done ROBERT LIVINGSTON by Jefferson because he was WRITER the most eloquent WRITER. SLAVE TRADE 11.In a debate on July 2nd, all SOUTH CAROLINA parts of the Declaration were GEORGIA accepted except for the FIFTY SIX denunciation of the SLAVE AUGUST TRADE. EQUAL 12.SOUTH CAROLINA and LIFE GEORGIA wanted to continue LIBERTY the importation of slaves. HAPPINESS 13.The whole draft except for PROTECT a few proposals was REVOLT accepted and FIFTY SIX SET members began to sign it Learning With Puzzles™All Rights Reserved