Review the paraphrase of the excerpt from the first paragraph of "The 1776 Constitution of South Carolina" that you started on the review slide. Make any desired updates prior to submitting. Please reference the excerpt if needed.
"…the colonists were therefore driven to the necessity of taking up arms, to repel force by force, and to defend themselves and their properties against lawless invasions and depredations. Nevertheless, the delegates of the said colonies assembled in another Congress at Philadelphia, anxious to procure a reconciliation with Great Britain upon just and constitutional principles, supplicated His Majesty to direct some mode by which the united applications of his faithful colonists might be improved into a happy and permanent reconciliation, that in the meantime measures might be taken for preventing the further destruction of their lives, and that such statures as immediately distressed any of the colonists might be repealed."
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I have the same question on what to do, but a lot of people can’t find it since it’s under geography, when they’re looking under History or even S.S.
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Rewrite the first paragraph of "The 1776 Constitution of South Carolina" to review this lesson. You should use your own words to paraphrase the selection so that the same message is conveyed.
Please read the following Excerpt from The 1776 Constitution of South Carolina:"…the colonists were therefore driven to the necessity of taking up arms, to repel force by force, and to defend themselves and their properties against lawless invasions and depredations. Nevertheless, the delegates of the said colonies assembled in another Congress at Philadelphia, anxious to procure a reconciliation with Great Britain upon just and constitutional principles, supplicated His Majesty to direct some mode by which the united applications of his faithful colonists might be improved into a happy and permanent reconciliation, that in the mean time measures might be taken for preventing the further destruction of their lives, and that such statures as immediately distressed any of the colonists might be repealed."
Example using the Declaration of Independence:
Original: "That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it and to institute new Government..."
Paraphrase: "If the existing government is causing harm to the people it governs, those people are allowed to eliminate that government and to create a new government."