Declaration of Independence

History-Social Science, Grade 5

United States History and Geography: Making a New Nation | 5.5 Students explain the causes of the American Revolution

5.5.2: Know the significance of the first and second Continental Congresses and of the Committees of Correspondence.
5.5.3: Understand the people and events associated with the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence and the document's significance, including the key political concepts it embodies, the origins of those concepts, and its role in severing ties with Great Britain.

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