The passage titled Adviser Zichan of Zheng’s Compilation of Laws (Click here to review the reading) is an excerpt of a letter from a government leader in one kingdom to a government leader in a neighboring kingdom. The author is expressing his opinion on whether written laws are good for society. How do you think his letter ends?

On july 4, 1776, thomas jefferson wrote the declaration of independence. the declaration of independence can be compared to a break up letter because jefferson explained why america wanted its independence from king george iii. read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why america wanted to be an independent country. you will write your own break up letter from the colonies to king george iii. your letter needs to be at least 5-7 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better. remember! this is a “breakup letter”, so channel your inner taylor swift and make it creative!