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Critical Thinking Breakout ยท Grades 6โ€“8

The Draft in the Statehouse

You're reading the actual arguments in the Declaration of Independence. Work through the primary-source excerpts, then crack all four locks โ€” basing every answer on what the text actually says, not on what you assume.

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๐Ÿ“œ Mission Brief

Read the source itself

The Declaration doesn't just announce independence โ€” it makes an argument. It states a principle about government, lists specific complaints against the king, and reaches a conclusion. Open each source excerpt, then solve the locks. A careful reader claims only what the text actually states.

๐Ÿ” The Clues

Tap each clue to read it. (You can reopen them anytime.)

๐Ÿ”’ The Locks

Solve each lock using the clues above.

SOURCE DECODED โœ“

Well analyzed, historian!

You read the Declaration as an argument and backed every answer with the text itself. That's how historians work with primary sources.