Montpelier Weekend Seminar – Citizenship
This seminar will look at the concept of citizenship, as set forth by the Founding Fathers, through lectures, readings, discussion, and specialized tours of Montpelier.
This seminar will look at the concept of citizenship, as set forth by the Founding Fathers, through lectures, readings, discussion, and specialized tours of Montpelier.
Participants in this workshop "Participants will study James Madison’s the life and political career, which encompassed the development, establishment, and maintenance of a new constitutional enterprise." Site says more information to come.
Participants in this workshop "Participants will study James Madison’s life and political career, which encompassed the development, establishment, and maintenance of a new constitutional enterprise." Site says more information to come.
This "will provide social studies teachers with the academic content and practical applications needed to explore the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment and the historical challenges of these freedoms to students."
This "will provide social studies teachers with the academic content and practical applications needed to explore the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment and the historical challenges of these freedoms to students."
This workshop will explore the history of Mount Vernon, the development of the Constitution, and the life of George Washington, looking particularly at how Mount Vernon served as a center for discussion of the issues and ideas that would lead to creation of the Constitution. Lectures, discussions, Powerpoint presentations, readings, tours of Mount Vernon and other sites, pedagogical sessions, and curriculum development will be included in the workshop.
This workshop will explore the history of Mount Vernon, the development of the Constitution, and the life of George Washington, looking particularly at how Mount Vernon served as a center for discussion of the issues and ideas that would lead to creation of the Constitution. Lectures, discussions, Powerpoint presentations, readings, tours of Mount Vernon and other sites, pedagogical sessions, and curriculum development will be included in the workshop.
Professor Charles Postel reviews the life of Thomas Paine.
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Professor Christopher Flannery examines the prominence of the Declaration of Independence in U.S. history and present life, the context in which it was written, and the intentions of its drafters. He includes readings from historical documents.
Professor Jeremi Suri details the life and foreign policy views of John Quincy Adams, examining how Adams merged popular nationalism with international realism.
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