American Government and Civics: John Locke and the Declaration of Independence
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Teaching the enlightenment? Use this lesson as a way to teach the philosophy of John Locke and his influence on the Founding Fathers. This can used in Interactive notebooks or as separate consumables
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Provides 2 lesson versions for Gifted and Gen Ed classes.
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Declaration of Independence Analysis
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This lesson was based on the following standards
Arizona Standards PD.4.C.2 Evaluate ideological influences Enlightenment Thinkers had on the framers of the U.S. Constitution (e.g., Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu)
Florida Standards SS.7.C.1.1 Recognize how Enlightenment ideas including Montesquieu's view of separation of power and John Locke's theories related to natural law and how Locke's social contract influenced the Founding Fathers.
North Carolina Standards FP.C&G.1.2 Explain how the Enlightenment and other contributing theories impacted the writing of the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights to help promote liberty, justice and equality (e.g., natural rights, classical theories of government, Magna Carta, Montesquieu, Locke, English Bill of Rights, etc.).