Monday 04/02 Social Studies - Influences on the Declaration of Independence

Purpose: I can learn about events that led to the approval of the Declaration of Independence.

1. Connection:  Influencers
2. Learning: Today I want to teach you that there were factors that influenced Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Independence as well as the Second Continental Congress as they approved the revolutionary document.
3. Engagement:  Add the following to your Causes of the American Revolution Vocabulary
• Declaration of Independence
• Second Continental Congress
• Minuteman
• militia
• equality
4. Extension: Liberty's Kids "Common Sense"