1st Quarter Project

U.S. Government Project for Unit 1

Using at least five different sources, research 5 of the following and explain how the Declaration of Independence has influenced these people and their movements or governments.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Declaration of Sentiments
Frederick Douglas: What to the slaves is the Fourth of July?
Abraham Lincoln: The Emancipation Proclamation or the Gettysburg Address
Chief Joseph: On a visit to Washington, D.C., 1879
Rev. Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream
France’s Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Ho Chi Minh: Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Then articulate your opinion regarding how it continues to influence places in today’s world. (2 to 3 paragraphs)

Memorize the Preamble and say it to me on or before October 1st. Make sure you receive a written grade for this so that you have proof that it has been done (I might forget to record it if you say it to me at a busy time-or I might just space it out!! J.

The research should be presented in proper ICS research form. It must include a bibliography in MLA style. It should at least three, typed, double-spaced pages with one inch, vertical and horizontal margins (approximately 2.5 cm).

It is due the 1st of October.