Topic: Primary Documents & Jefferson Writings
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The wisdom of exchanging: What did Jefferson achieve through Westward expansion?
Who was the real Thomas Jefferson?Lesson Plan
Does Slaveholding Tarnish Jefferson’s Legacy?
The impact of slaveholding on Jefferson’s legacy
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Jefferson’s notes on his epitaph and gravemarker
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Let facts be submitted to a candid world: Categorizing the List of Grievances
Most readers are familiar with the excerpt from the Declaration of Independence above. However, fewer people are familiar with what’s known as the List of Grievances. It’s the third part...Lesson Plan
Personal Morals vs. Political Moves
Because he wrote that “all men are created equal” in the Declaration of Independence in 1776, should Thomas Jefferson be thought of as a hypocrite for owning slaves?Lesson Plan
The Good, Bad, and Ugly: Comparisons and Contrasts of the Native American culture after the Lewis and Clark expedition
Students will compare and contrast Native American culture and demonstrate how it was affected by the land being obtained in the Louisiana Purchase by the American government.Lesson Plan
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom DBQ
Students will explore primary sources to gain a full understanding of the context, content, and lasting impact of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Students will evaluate primary source documents...Lesson Plan
Crusades Against Ignorance: Educating Citizens to Create Change
Students will be using Primary Source Analysis tools and prepared excerpts of various letters from Thomas Jefferson on the subject of education. Through the facilitation of discussion and questioning techniques...Lesson Plan
Did Thomas Jefferson do enough?
Countless documents demonstrate Jefferson’s view on slavery as an “abomination [that] must have an end”, and yet he possessed over 600 slaves in his lifetime; freeing only a handful. This...Lesson Plan