Read selections from the Declaration of Independence and the Articles
of Confederation and briefly
summarize them in your own words in the spaces that follow. This section is worth 5 points.
1. The Declaration of Independence:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the
consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and
to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect
their Safety and Happiness.'
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