Topic: Jefferson's Public Life & Politics
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And Liberty and Justice for… Some?: Writings on Liberty, Democracy, and Government by the Founding Fathers
While relying on enlightenment philosphy which stated that liberty and eqality were natural rights inherent in every person, the Founding Fathers wanted to ensure that white, male, monied citizens received...
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Declaration of Independence
Original copy of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
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Detail from an Engraving of the President’s House
Prior to the War of 1812, the White House was known as the President's House, here depicted in an engraving from the book Stranger in America by Charles Jansen....
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H.M.S. Leopard attacking the U.S.S. Chesapeake
This drawing from 1897 by Fred S. Cozzens depicts the attack on the U.S.S. Chesapeake by the British ship H.M.S. Leopard in June 1807....Lesson Plan
Hey Thomas, What’s In Your Wallet?
Examining the distinction between the concepts of democracy and republic in the papers of Thomas JeffersonLesson Plan
In matters of principle, stand like a rock: What Inferences Can We Make About Thomas Jeffersons Guiding Principles?
Who Was the Real Thomas Jefferson?Lesson Plan
Indian Policy: From Jamestown to Jackson / Synthesizing and organizing chronological data
In this lesson students will organize a large number of events involving American Indians* over a period of 400 years into a timeline of presidencies and the colonial era. The...
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Jefferson and American Money
Look at a nickel. Who—and what—do you see? On one side is Thomas Jefferson. On the other side is Monticello, his home. One reason Jefferson is on the nickel is because he was our third president. Another reason is because he helped create the money system for the United States. After the American Revolution,…
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Jefferson and Architecture
Architects design buildings. They also make the plans for the buildings. Thomas Jefferson loved architecture. Throughout his life, he drew plans for houses, towns, government buildings, churches and schools. At the time, there were no schools to teach architecture. Jefferson taught himself. He read books about architecture. He studied the drawings of other architects. One…