Episode 2.2: Dec. of Ind. Which is the most important right Life, Liberty, or Property (Happiness)?

Declaration of Independence

In this video you will learn about the writing of the Declaration of Independence. You will learn that the Declaration originally spoke against slavery but that portion was stricken from the document in order to bring the Southern colonies on board. The Declaration was intended for the sole pupose of expressing the reasons for the 13 colonies desire to seperate from Great Britain. Many of the important ideas expressed in the Declaration were actually derived from the thinking of John Locke. Ideas such as inalienable rights where taken from the ideas first epressed by Locke. The video will also discuss why some colonists may have opposed The video will close with a reading of the first portions of the Declaration.

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