What events led to the Declaration of Independence and what is its significance? L6S3

Former Oregon Supreme Court justice Sue Leeson explains the events that led to the Declaration of Independence.
Topics include the prior colonial declarations of independence; five parts of the Declaration: purposes, principles, grievances, denunciation of British refusal to respond to grievances, establishment as free and independent states.
This video corresponds to We the People: The Citizen & the Constitution (Level 3) curriculum, Unit 1, Lesson 6, Section 3.
This video was produced by the Center for Civic Education for the James Madison Legacy Project, which was made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education through the Supporting Effective Educator Development program.
The interviewer is Greg Bernstein.