Requirement
1. The Declaration of Independence, in your own words
Required
Read it. Rewrite the section from "We hold these truths to be self-evident" to "to provide new Guards for their future security" as simply as you can, share it with your counselor, and discuss the Declaration's importance to all Americans.
Notes and warnings
Note. Only one section is rewritten: the one that begins "We hold these truths to be self-evident" and ends "to provide new Guards for their future security." The whole Declaration is read.
Where this step comes from
- American Heritage Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-09-19), Requirement 1 · Quotes the opening and closing words of the section to be rewritten.