A lesson in analyzing historical documents on religious freedom and in assessing the historic impact of diverse religious groups on the United States. Students examine current separation-of-church-and-state issues and decide if diverse religious groups pose any threats.

Concepts

freedom of religion, religious freedom, religious tolerance

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Additional Tags

lesson plans, primary source research, religious diversity, religious pluralism, separation of church and state, pbs, virginia statute of religious freedom

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)