Declaration Arguments and Their Limits
Match the cards using the notes about Principle, Grievance, Political action and Limit of practice.
About 15 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil; drawing or spoken answers are welcome.
- Topic notes: Principle: a general political idea advanced in the Declaration. Grievance: a complaint offered against British rule. Political action: the announced separation from Britain. Limit of practice: a gap between the stated ideals and actual conditions.
- Original exercise cards: A card identifies the ideal of equality. / A card describes a listed complaint about royal actions. / A card identifies the colonies declaring independence. / A card notes the continuation of slavery. / A card identifies an accusation against the king. / A card describes the formal announcement of political separation. / A card notes exclusion from political participation. / A card identifies government’s dependence on consent.
Learn the idea
The Declaration presents equality, rights and consent as principles, then lists grievances against the king. Its adoption announced a political break; it did not itself abolish slavery or ensure equal participation. Analyze a principle separately from a grievance, an announced action and the actual social conditions.
Principle: a general political idea advanced in the Declaration. Grievance: a complaint offered against British rule. Political action: the announced separation from Britain. Limit of practice: a gap between the stated ideals and actual conditions.
Find whether the card names a principle, a complaint, the announced separation or a gap between ideals and actual conditions. Read the notes and the word cards. You can write, draw or say your answer.
- Read the four notes. Find the words Principle, Grievance, Political action, Limit of practice.
- Find whether the card names a principle, a complaint, the announced separation or a gap between ideals and actual conditions.
- Read the worked answer. Then try the other cards and explain which words helped you choose.
- Choose two different examples: one for Principle and one for Grievance. Explain how their clues differ.
See the method in action
Worked example: The card says: “A card identifies the ideal of equality.” That matches Principle. Principle is a general political idea advanced in the Declaration. Compare the note for Political action: Political action is the announced separation from Britain. That is a different clue.
Check your reasoning
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Helpful tips
- Find whether the card names a principle, a complaint, the announced separation or a gap between ideals and actual conditions.
- If you are unsure, ask an adult to read the card again. Match what this card says; do not add a new event or detail.
See the answer and explanation
Grievance
The card says: “A card describes a listed complaint about royal actions.” That matches Grievance. Grievance is a complaint offered against British rule.
Take it further
New card: “A card identifies government’s dependence on consent.” Match it with a note, then point to or say the words that helped. Check: The card says: “A card identifies government’s dependence on consent.” That matches Principle. Principle is a general political idea advanced in the Declaration.
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