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Reading excerpts from deTocqueville’s Democracy in America | A Primary Source Close Read w/ BRI

Name: Reading excerpts from deTocqueville’s Democracy in America | A Primary Source Close Read w/ BRI
Uploaded: 2020-06-24T00:00:00
Duration: 40 min
Description: Mary and Rachel analyze the writing of Alexis de Tocqueville to understand his views on American democracy. How did he represent American democracy as he saw it in his work? And to what extent was this American society characterized by equality?

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Mary and Rachel analyze the writing of Alexis de Tocqueville to understand his views on American democracy. How did he represent American democracy as he saw it in his work? And to what extent was this American society characterized by equality?

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Published On	Jun 24, 2020
Duration	40 min
Founding Principle	Equality, Liberty, Limited Government
Grade Level	6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Period Era	1830s, Jacksonian America
Topic	Communities, Equality
Virtues	Self-Governance, Responsibility