Declaration of Independence : What's the big idea?

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Declaration of Independence: What’s the big idea?

Listen and Do: You can hear the episode here (Apple podcasts) on YouTube, or on our website. While you listen, maybe take a stroll through your neighborhood and consider these questions:

1. The choice to declare independence was radical and unprecedented in world history — do you think the colonists were justified in their decision?

2. Consider the text of the Declaration. Do you think the framers left anything out? What would you add to the Declaration if you could?

Do: Big Ideas Quiz

You can practically feel the anxiety of the momentous decision in the words of the Declaration of Independence. Once it was sent to King George and announced to the world, there would be no looking back. If you’re going to commit treason, might as well lay it all out on the table! Listen to the episode and then take this quiz to see how many of the Declaration’s big ideas resonated for you.