Think about Language Changes
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 these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. - That
to secure these rights, Governments are
instituted among Men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the governed, -
That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,
and to institute new Government, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing
its powers in such form, as to them shall seem
How might the Declaration of Independence be
different if it had been written for modern
Americans? Check the boxes next to any
statements you agree with
Only proper nouns and words at the
beginning of sentences would be capitalized.
Sentences would be shorter and clearer.
The text would refer to both men and women.
The vocabulary might be simpler.
DONE