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The Declaration of Independence

By millie.frankel

  • The Join or Die Rebellion

    The Join or Die Rebellion
    "A few days after the small military defeat, Franklin published an article about the loss, as reported by a young major in the Virginia Regiment, George Washington. ... Accompanying the article was the “JOIN, OR DIE” cartoon, with a snake, cut into eight pieces that symbolized the British colonies." ( Constitution Daily, The story behind the Join or Die snake cartoon)

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    a patriot mob attacked a British loyalist, who fired a gun at them after being instructed not to. This sparked a further rebellion.

  • Boston Tea party

    Boston Tea party
    After feeling mistreated and oppressed, the American colonists "dumped 342 chests of tea (valued at approximately $1.7 million in today’s currency) into the water." (The Boston tea party, DPLA)

  • Common Sense by Thomas Paine

    Common Sense by Thomas Paine
    "The wise, and the worthy, need not the triumph of a pamphlet; and those whose sentiments are injudicious, or unfriendly, will cease of themselves unless too many pains are bestowed upon their conversion."

  • The declaration of Independance

    The declaration of Independance
    "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" (An excerpt from the Declaration of Independence, National Archives, America's Founding Documents)