Episode 5: The Declaration of Independence, Part 2

Not going to lie, this is a very hard segment to research without  pretty much paraphrasing or copying what others have said.  So before we get started, let me read off a great resource to understand the list of abuses/facts that Jefferson is submitting to a “candid world” to justify America’s DOI. The National Humanities Center put together a fantastic annotated DOI.  Get it, read it, use it in the classroom.  It clarifies the context of the DOI quite a bit.   I’ll be relying on this document a lot as we go through, while adding a few comments on my own.  If Jefferson was writing a clickbait headline for the Huffington Post, he might have titled this segment of the declaration “26 Facts About British Politics That Will Make Your Blood Boil.”  It’s really the 18th century equivalent of a listicle, but far more eloquently worded.  There’s 26 of these suckers, so let’s dive in.  Get the show notes at www.timtalkspolitics.com.