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  1. Being An American
  2. Being An American ELL
  3. Founders and the Constitution
  4. Heroes and Villains
  5. Preserving the Bill of Rights
  6. Supreme Court Document Based Questions
  7. Liberty and Security in Modern Times
  8. Religious Liberty: An American Experiment
  9. Congress and the Constitution
  10. Immigration and Citizenship
  11. Gilded Age and Progressive Era
  12. Votes for Women
  13. Additional Resources

Explore Our American Portraits:

Engaging narratives from across American History that allow your students to step into the past and meet the men and women, both well-known and forgotten, who have helped shape our history.

Identity

American Portraits

That Golden Moment: Jesse Owens and Identity

In this lesson, students will explore the life of Jesse Owens and how his identity shaped it. Through his example, students will understand how they can develop their own identity and how this development will help them advance freedom in their own lives.

Founding Principles

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Equality

Every individual is equal to every other person in regards to natural rights and treatment before the law.

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Private Virtue

The idea that only a knowledgeable and virtuous citizenry can sustain liberty.

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