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The Declaration of Independence is one of the most influential documents in modern history-the inspiration for what would become the most powerful democracy in the world. Indeed, at every stage of American history, the Declaration has been a touchstone for evaluating the legitimacy of legal, social, and political practices. Not only have civil rights activists drawn inspiration from its proclamation of inalienable rights, but individuals decrying...
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©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 6
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Explores the roots of the Declaration of Independence, the process of writing, revising, and signing the document, and its impact not only at the time, but to the present day as American democratic values continue to spread worldwide.
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Rush Revere volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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When substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to eighteenth-century Massachusetts, they witness the Battle of Lexington and learn about the Declaration of Independence.