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Teaching The Great Declaration

The Great Declaration

In June 1776, the Second Continental Congress took up the question of independence. Congress agreed that the time had come to separate from Great Britain. The Congress chose a committee to write a declaration, or statement. The purpose of the declaration was to explain why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain.

Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge Foundation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What caused a sharp increase in support among the colonists for independence from Britain?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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