Our Founding Fathers are often mischaracterized by secondary sources that are plagued with bias. Using one’s opinions and selective research is not suitable for coming to understand and getting to know our Founders. While points favorable to the narrative of these historians and researchers are included in their works, points
While most historians agree that the abolition movement matured in 1830, it would be misleading for educators to ignore the earlier emancipation efforts in American history. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Thomas Paine are among those who made conscious and deliberate efforts to end
Entrenched in the philosophy of the radical left, particularly that of the 1619 Project, is the idea that America was founded on slavery. The inaccuracy of this claim not only misleads students through learning a fabricated history of the United States, but will cause the foundation of America to crumble
The decision to support independence or not is one that students should empathize with by understanding the risks involved with either choice. Not enough time is given to learning about patriots, and not enough information is used when students do learn about them. The colonists identifying as a patriot or
Students are often familiar with the language of the Declaration of Independence and the reasons for writing it, but often overlooked are the ideas in this document that have helped to establish American values that we continue to appreciate today. John Locke strongly influenced Thomas Jefferson in composing this crucial
