Lesson 1: The Declaration of Independence and the Promise of Liberty and Equality for All: Founding Principles and the Problem of Slavery

Bill of Rights Institute
December 14, 2022

Resource Type: Lesson Plan, Discussion Questions, Activity, Handout, Graphic Organizer, Primary Source Document

Students will be introduced to the concept of Founding principles based on natural law and natural rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. They will then analyze primary source documents to determine the extent to which the writing of the Declaration of Independence contributed to the quest to end slavery in the United States in the Founding era.

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Lesson 1: The Declaration of Independence and the Promise of Liberty and Equality for All: Founding Principles and the Problem of Slavery

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