Each question will require AT LEAST 2 pieces of evidence to support your argument (YOU MAY USE MORE THAN 2, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT AT 8 MINUTES). So you will follow the formula below to answer each of your questions: 1. Argument (2.5 points) 2. Citation 1 (evidence) (5 points) 3. Explanation 1 (5 […]
Prompt: In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson asserted that all men are created equal. To what extent had this been true in American history prior to 1776? ook at the idea of equality in colonial America through the lens of race, class and gender, drawing on Foner for support. The book we are […]
Equality of Opportunity Learning Objective: The Declaration of Independence and the idea that equality is the bedrock of a republic are examined. Recall that the Declaration of Independence was an assigned reading article in Week One. Option 1: Write Your Opinion Editorial: Listed below are two opinion editorial news articles (op-eds). Write an op-ed to […]
Read the “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789” and the “Declaration of Independence, 1776.” What Enlightenment ideas are represented in each of these documents? In what ways are the two “declarations” similar? Different? How might we account for these similarities and/or differences?
Description Read the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists in 1802. Once you have read these founding documents and Jefferson’s letter, you will write a 2–3-page paper (double-spaced, 1-inch margins) adhering to APA Guidelines, comparing each of them. When comparing the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, […]
