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Handout C: The Structure of the Declaration

Handout C: The Structure of the Declaration

Directions: As you read the Declaration, explain the contents of your assigned sections.

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  1. Introduction
    When, in the course of human events …
  2. Preamble
    We hold these truths to be self-evident. ..
  3. Indictment
    He has refused …
  4. Indictment (cont.)
    For quartering large bodies of troops …
  5. Denunciation
    Nor have We been wanting …
  6. Conclusion
    We, therefore, the Representatives …
  7. Signatures

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