The Declaration of Independence and The Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights
James Madison
wrote the
amendments
December 15, 1791
like freedom of speech, press, and religion
set rules for due process
of law and reserves all
powers not delegated to
the Federal Government
to the people or the
states
guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual
first ten amendments to the Constitution
designed to justify breaking away from a government. The
Bill of Rights was designed to establish a government
The Declaration of Independence
the founding document of the United States
Approved by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1770
Thomas Jefferson wrote it
John Handcock was the first to sign
the document
the goal was to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and announce the creation of a new country
Declaration of Sentiments.
outlining the rights that American women should be
entitled to as citizens
begins by asserting the equality of all men and women and reiterates that both
genders are endowed with unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness
read by Stanton at the Seneca Falls
Convention on July 20
68 women and 32 men signed although many eventually
withdrew their names because of the intense ridicule and
criticism they received after the document was made public.
marked the start of the
women’s rights movement in
the United States.