Chronological Reasoning and Causation
The New Chief Justice Explains Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities, September 9, 1777
Suggested Teaching Instructions
11.2 CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS (1763 – 1824): Growing political and economic tensions led the American colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. Once independent, the new nation confronted the challenge of creating a stable federal republic. (Standards: 1, 5; Themes: TCC, GOV, CIV, ECO)
11.2b Failed attempts to mitigate the conflicts between the British government and the colonists led the colonists to declare independence, which they eventually won through the Revolutionary War, which affected individuals in different ways.
Students will examine the purpose of and the ideas contained in the Declaration of Independence and consider its long term impacts.