Teacher's Notes

Theme:
The quest for liberty has been a major theme in our history.

Sub-theme:
Thomas Jefferson was one of the strongest voices espousing the merits of liberty.

Concepts:

• religious freedom
• individualism
• laissez-faire
• liberty and equality
• bloodless revolution
• Bill of Rights

Performance objectives -- this lesson focuses on developing skills at:

• Drawing conclusions from a reading selection
• Expressing an opinion on the limits of liberty
• Analyzing the Bill of Rights

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