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Age of Jefferson
- Individualizado
- Acesso livre
- Certificado pago
- 7 sequências
- Introductive Level
- Legendas em Spanish, Chinese
Detalhes do curso
Programa de Estudos
- Week 1 - Thomas Jefferson, American Icon
Thomas Jefferson is an American icon. He has also been one of the most polarizing and controversial figures in American history. In this introductory module, we’ll explore how Jefferson’s reputation has changed and evolved over the last two centuries. We’ll... - Week 2 - Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence
No document is more closely associated with Jefferson than the Declaration of Independence. Listing it as the first of three achievements on his tombstone, Jefferson clearly believed the Declaration to be of profound importance. Generations of Americans have... - Week 3 - Jefferson and Slavery
The man who wrote in the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal” was a lifelong slaveowner whose affluence rested on the exploitation of hundreds of African Americans. In this module, we travel to Montalto, the mountain overlooking Jeffer... - Week 4 - Jefferson and Religion
The role of religion in public life continues to be a topic of debate today in both the United States and around the world. Thomas Jefferson was never happier than when his Bill for Religious Freedom was finally enacted in Virginia in 1786. In this module, w... - Week 5 - Jefferson and Education
Founding the University of Virginia in 1819 was the most obvious example of Jefferson’s interest in education, but it was by no means the first time he considered the subject. Indeed, education was one of Jefferson’s constant preoccupations. In this session,... - Week 6 - 'The earth belongs to the living'
In 1789, Jefferson wrote a letter to James Madison from Paris in which he asserted that “the earth belongs to the living.” Calculating that a single generation could be said to last nineteen years, he proposed that no debts should be incurred that could not b... - Week 7 - Final Exam
Pré-requisito
Instrutores
Professor Peter S. Onuf
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Professor, Emeritus
Corcoran Department of History
Editor
A Universidade da Virgínia (também conhecida como UVA, UVa, Virginia) está situada na costa leste dos Estados Unidos, em Charlottesville, Virgínia. É também Património Mundial da UNESCO desde 1987. A universidade foi fundada em 1819 por Thomas Jefferson, o autor da Declaração de Independência e o terceiro presidente americano.
A Universidade da Virgínia é uma instituição pública de ensino superior de renome que pertence à rede Universitas 21. Sempre classificada entre as 25 melhores universidades americanas, faz também parte das "Public Ivies", uma rede das melhores universidades públicas do país, que têm a reputação de oferecer um nível de ensino comparável ao das instituições da Ivy League.
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