Pattern your letter like the Declaration of Independence, but be sure to write everything in your own words. In this way, you will show you understand the meaning of the declaration.

Question

In your letter, be sure to include the following:

reasons for writing
beliefs about government and its role in people's rights
at least three specific grievances from the Declaration of Independence and how they affect rights
description of two attempts to seek redress in the past and the results
formal declaration of the new nation

Dear King George III of Great Britain,

I am writing to you because . I write only after long thought about the many issues between us. Some issues and events of the last few years include _______ _______________________.

You see, in the American colonies, we believe that the purpose of government is _____________ _________________. Government should ______________________________. It should follow the principles of John Locke, such as ______________________________ and __________ ____________________. These ideas mean that ______________________________. The role of government in natural law is to ______________________________.

Unfortunately, you have not lived up to these expectations as a ruler. One example of how you have disappointed us is ______________________________. This affects our rights because______________________________. Another example is ___________ ___________________. This affects our rights because______________________________. A third example is ______________________________. This affects our rights because______________________________.

Please remember that we did try to reason with you first. Remember when we _____________ _________________, and then you ______________________________? Or, there was the time we ______________________________.

Because you have failed to address our concerns, the American colonists are declaring complete independence from you and from your country, Great Britain. We are no longer ______________________________ and from now on, we will ____________________________.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

Fill in the blanks in your own words. Your ideas, though, should come directly from the Declaration of Independence.

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.html

Answer 4

Im on the same question and im stuck on the redress part