The Declaration Is Adopted
Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson wrote the first draft in 17 days. Congress debated and edited it for two more days before approving it. Thomas Paine, whose words had helped move the colonies toward this moment, had written that the colonists had the power to begin the world over again. Read the opening of the second paragraph below.
Most delegates signed this official parchment copy on August 2, 1776, nearly a month after the document was adopted.
National Archives, Washington, D.C. Public domain.
“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.”
After traveling through all 15 stations, why do you think it took eleven years of conflict to reach this moment? Write your answer on your notebook paper. Then return to your map and assemble your quote!
Record your answer on your notebook paper.Find the last name of the man who wrote the most influential pamphlet of the 1700s. Write it on your map — then arrange all 15 clue words to reveal the complete quote!
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