Declaration of Independence: Table of Contents
Introduction
The Text
Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Preamble
Section 3: Indictment of King George III
Section 4: Denunciation of the British People
Section 5: Conclusion
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Thomas Jefferson
George William Frederick Hanover ( a.k.a. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Roger Sherman
Robert R. Livingston
Themes
Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
Freedom, Independence, and Tyranny
Freedom, Independence, and Tyranny Quotes
Principles
Principles Quotes
Legitimacy
Legitimacy Quotes
Equality
Equality Quotes
Compare and Contrast
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690)
Massachusettensis, "Addressed: To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, December 26, 1774" (December 26, 1774)
Thomas Gage, "A Proclamation" (June 12, 1775)
Thomas Paine, Common Sense (January 10, 1776)
The Lee Resolution (June 7, 1776)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man (August 26, 1789)
Then and Now
The Text
Summary
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Preamble
Section 3: Indictment of King George III
Section 4: Denunciation of the British People
Section 5: Conclusion
Main Idea
Historical Context
Timeline
Key Figures
Thomas Jefferson
George William Frederick Hanover ( a.k.a. Georg Wilhelm Friedrich)
John Adams
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
Roger Sherman
Robert R. Livingston
Themes
Quotes
Dissatisfaction
Dissatisfaction Quotes
Freedom, Independence, and Tyranny
Freedom, Independence, and Tyranny Quotes
Principles
Principles Quotes
Legitimacy
Legitimacy Quotes
Equality
Equality Quotes
Compare and Contrast
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government (1690)
Massachusettensis, "Addressed: To the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, December 26, 1774" (December 26, 1774)
Thomas Gage, "A Proclamation" (June 12, 1775)
Thomas Paine, Common Sense (January 10, 1776)
The Lee Resolution (June 7, 1776)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man (August 26, 1789)
Then and Now
Analysis
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Nature
Government
The List
Humanity/Mankind
Declaration
Fact
Religion
Us vs. Them
Rhetoric
Structure
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Tough-o-Meter
Shout-Outs
Trivia
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Party Trivia
Party Trivia True or False
Thinkers and Shakers
Thinkers and Shakers True or False
Symbols, Motifs, and Rhetorical Devices
Nature
Government
The List
Humanity/Mankind
Declaration
Fact
Religion
Us vs. Them
Rhetoric
Structure
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Opening Lines?
What's Up With the Closing Lines?
Tough-o-Meter
Shout-Outs
Trivia
Questions
Glossary
Best of the Web
Quizzes
Quotes True or False
Historical Context True or False
People
People True or False
Party Trivia
Party Trivia True or False
Thinkers and Shakers
Thinkers and Shakers True or False