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