American Presidents

A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits
March-December 1999
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson Teacher Guides

On C-SPAN's American Presidents Series:
1. Voices of Democracy
American Presidents: Life Portraits on C-SPAN
Thomas Jefferson Week: March 28-April 3, 1999
Recommended Use: Secondary Level

2. Historical Detective: Exploring the Personality & Character of Thomas Jefferson
Written by C-SPAN Champion Teacher Steven Vetter who teaches at West Hernando Middle School in Brooksville, FL.
Recommended Use: Secondary and Elementary Levels

3. Thomas Jefferson: Historical Opinion and Slavery
Lesson Plan provided by James G. Schmitt, who teaches at Paxon School for Advanced Studies in Jacksonville, Florida.
Recommended Use: Secondary Level

4. Presidential Assessments: Washington, Adams, Jefferson
Lesson Plan provided by Steve Armstrong, Bob Lyons and John Bolger who teaches at Adali E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL.


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