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."
Summary (2 points)
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