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The Parchment Room

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14 Minutes

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Description

Guided by Thomas Paine's ghost, help draft the Declaration of Independence. Expose King George's abuses hidden behind lies. Persuade loyalists using arguments from Common Sense. Recover lost words from darkness to complete Jefferson's draft. Light the ideas that sparked revolution.

Vocabulary Words

Treason

Freedom

Grievances

Independence

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Unalienable

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Declaration of Independence. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Analyze how the Declaration contributed to long-term struggles for freedom and equality in the U.S.

Explain how Jefferson’s language in the Declaration helped shape American identity and civic values.

Discuss the risk taken by signers of the Declaration and the political implications of declaring treason against the Crown.

Evaluate the impact of Common Sense on both Patriots and Loyalists by comparing contrasting colonial responses.

Interpret Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech and its persuasive appeal to colonial leaders.

Describe the role of the Second Continental Congress in drafting, debating, and approving the Declaration.

Analyze how Common Sense influenced public opinion and contributed to the decision to declare independence.

Compare Jefferson’s original “Rough Draft” with the final version of the Declaration and discuss the significance of revisions.

Evaluate how the Declaration of Independence advanced the idea of equality, despite its exclusions.

Analyze how Jefferson’s original draft addressed slavery and why that section was removed.

Identify and explain key grievances against King George III as listed in the Declaration.

Explain the meaning of “unalienable rights” and “consent of the governed” as expressed in the Declaration.

Analyze how Enlightenment ideas, especially those of John Locke, influenced the Declaration’s arguments about government.

Describe the structure and main ideas of the Declaration, including natural rights, grievances, and the final resolution.

Explain the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and the historical context in which it was written.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is a loyalist in colonial America? What is a patriot in colonial America?

After the Game

What issues did Thomas Jefferson have to address when writing the Declaration of Independence? After reading the Loyalist perspectives, did Jefferson and Paine make a compelling case for independence from Great Britain? Why or why not? The game mentioned that "all are created equal" is a foundation for America's existence, and that many groups struggled to make that idea real. Given the time and place, should Jefferson have written that all humans are created equal, and why? What compromises did Jefferson have to make to get all 13 colonies to sign the Declaration of Independence? Was he right in the compromises, and why?

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