His scratchy, historically accurate illustrations are compelling (and often witty) in their representation of the Declaration's significance. After the document is identified as Thomas Jefferson’s original Rough draught of the Declaration of Independence, students will compare its text to that of the final document adopted by Congress on Jand discuss the significance of differences in wording. By dividing the text into short phrases, hand lettering the words on one page, and illustrating the ideas expressed on the facing page, Fink succeeded marvelously in his goal. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among. But when author-illustrator Sam Fink took the time to read the document, he was so impressed, he decided to do what he could to make it more accessible to everyone. Until the spring of 1776, most colonists believed that the British Empire offered its citizens freedom and provided them protection and opportunity. When pondering the Declaration of Independence, many readers get as far as "When in the course of human events." before their eyes glaze over. America's declaration of independence from the British Empire was the nation's founding moment.
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