This activity can be used to support learning about the ideas in Lindsay M. Chervinsky's essay, Concluding Independence, from the America at 250 Civic Toolkit.
Using the ideas from Concluding Independence by Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and the insight you wrote down in the Reading Guide, pick another point in history that is reflective of the principles included in the Declaration of Independence. This can include time periods like the Reconstruction era, suffrage movements, civil rights movements, the New Deal era, or anything else that interests you.
You will create a slide that shows how the time period that you chose reflects the promises and principles of the Declaration of Independence. Your slide should include:
- A specific image that shows the connection between the time period that you chose and the principle(s) from the Declaration of Independence that it connects to.
- A short explanation of the relationship between the principle and your chosen historical era as it relates to your image (1-2 sentences).
