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This document is an excerpt of Thomas Jefferson’s only book-length publication. Jefferson wrote the work during the early 1780s in response to a series of questions from Frenchman Francois de...

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An introduction to visualizing the topography of Monticello in the classroom, using the mountain on which Monticello sits to find the angle of elevation to Montalto (the adjacent mountain that...

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Exploring Jefferson’s relationship with France and how it impacted the founding of America and his legacy in our nation

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An exploration of ternary graphs and the science behind the red soil at Monticello, and a journey through calculations which give us a better understanding of how much work the...

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When Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France, he commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore the new territory. What was the purpose behind this mission? Were they sent as explorers...

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This lesson plan helps students make connections between Thomas Jefferson’s handling of the Barbary Pirates and contemporary presidential actions toward unconventional enemies of the United States, including Jimmy Carter’s Iran...

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This map of North America was drawn not long before the Louisiana Purchase. The United States is shown here in green, with the Mississippi River as its western boundary. The...

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This 1719 map provides a comprehensive overview of the world as it was understood in the early eighteenth century. Although the map accurately depicts the continents of Africa and Asia,...

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This will be the overall project

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William Clark, who explored the West with Meriwether Lewis, made this map in 1810. The Great Lakes appear in the upper right corner; the Pacific Ocean is on the extreme...