The Declaration of Independence.
Copy portions of the Declaration of Independence with quill and ink, then listen to a dramatic reading.
Georgia Grade 3 Standard SS3CG2, SS4H4.
Maryland VSC Grade 5 Standard, The Foundations and Function of Government A.1.c, A.2.c, Individual and Group Participation in the Political System B.1.a, MD Grade 8 Standard, The Foundations and Function of Government A.2.d.
North Carolina 5th Grade Goals 2.01, 2.03, 4.04.
South Carolina 4th Grade Standard 4-3.1, 4-3.3, 4-4.6.
Virginia Standard 3.11, VS.5ab, USI.6abc, USI.7, CE.2ab, CE.6, VUS.4ab, GOVT.2e, GOVT.3abcde.
The Declaration of Independence establishes the United States of America as a sovereign nation. It establshes some basic principles of human rights. It declares that government exists to protect individual rights. It claims that citizens have the right to determine who governs them. It creates a divine moral standard for the relationship of government and the governed.
For these reasons and others, it is an important document to the history of the United States.
