Written Response #5 Sources: Declaration of Independence (3 versions) and the Declaration of the Rights of Man

WR #5 Primaries (All 3 Versions) by buddylembeck on Scribd

Directions for Written Response #5

Directions for WR #5 by buddylembeck on Scribd

Ch 6 Notes

Questions Reading #2: Dragging Cannon From Ft. Ticonderoga

1. Why was Henry Knox an unlikely hero?
2. Describe the obstacles and challenges that faced Knox and his soldiers.
3. What role did the winter weather play in the transportation of the cannon from Ticonderoga?
4. How did the delivery of the cannon help the Revolutionary forces achieve an early and important military victory?

Reading #2: Primary

Dragging Cannon From Fort Ticonderoga to Boston

Question Reading #3: A Patriot's Letter to His Loyalists Father

1. Select a portion of the letter Timothy Pickering Jr. wrote that indicates the respect he had for his father. Why do you think he included this in his letter?
2. Why do you think the letter notes a “difference of sentiment” but never specifically mentions the war?
3. Put yourself in the place of both Timothy Pickering Jr. and Timothy Pickering Sr. Make two lists that would support the revolutionary arguments of the son and the loyalist rationale of the father.

Reading #3: Primary

A Patriot to Loyalist Father

Reading #1: Questions

1. According to the first paragraph, how did the Declaration of Independence have an impact on the rest of the world?

2. To whom was the Declaration of Independence addressed to?

3. Which facts became the basis by which the colonial subjects could rightfully leave the British Empire?

4. After the Declaration of Independence was signed, what rights did the newly free and independent states obtain?

5. By implication, what question was being asked to the rest of the countries around the world when the Declaration of Independence was finalized?

Reading #1: Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

The Declaration of Independence in Global Perspective

Outline for Written Response #4

Written Response #4 Outline by buddylembeck on Scribd