Students connect the ideas of key Enlightenment thinkers to excerpts from the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, using one-page notes and a fill-in worksheet to make historical connections. It covers Montesquieu, Beccaria, Locke, Voltaire, and Hobbes, and includes an answer key.
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Critical thinking at its best — students trace American ideas straight back to their Enlightenment roots.
This activity has students connect the ideas the United States adopted from key Enlightenment thinkers directly to the founding documents those ideas shaped.
What’s included:
✔ One-page notes on key Enlightenment thinkers
✔ A fill-in worksheet
✔ Excerpts from the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
✔ An answer key
Covers key figures including:
How to use it:
This activity works well as a standalone research resource, or transitions perfectly alongside the Enlightenment Thinkers PowerPoint and Enlightenment Thinkers Worksheet/Graphic Organizer.
An excellent way for students to process the historical importance of the Enlightenment and see, in black and white, exactly how far its influence reached.
