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Here are the teacher pack items for The Struggle for Religious Freedom:
Overview In this experience, students first brainstorm historical events that were motivated by religion. Then they compare and contrast Spanish missions and English colonies settled for religious freedom. Next they learn about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving, and they reflect on the relationship between harvest and religious festivals. Finally, they explore many individuals who contributed to religious freedom across the English colonies. If you have access to leveled readers that include stories about the Pilgrims or the Puritans, assign them to the students in parallel to this experience. Estimated duration: 45-75 minutes. In scene 4, students write a brief explanation that may require more research. You may choose to have them write a more developed report. Vocabulary words: Objective
You may recall the 3 Gs—Gold, God, and Glory—that motivated European exploration and settlement of the Americas. In this experience, you will focus on the role of God, or religion.
Objective
The Church Receives subjects from Asia, Africa, and America, by Franz Hoeller (1726)
The John Carter Brown Library describes the print as showing a woman wearing a papal crown and seated on a throne as she receives Africans and Indigenous people wearing feathered headdresses and garments. In the background are buildings representing different parts of the world, including pagodas and mosques or other buildings marked with crescent moons. Religious symbols in the sky include an all-seeing eye within a triangle, a moon, and an angel carrying a cross. The image also shows Indigenous people using axes to topple and break statues or idols. The print reflects a European Christian perspective on other peoples, cultures, and religions.
Historical events have often been motivated by religion, even in our day. If you are familiar with some event that happened because of religion, post it in the table.
Students do not have to post in order to progress to the next screen. Review student posts and allow for a few minutes of discussion. If necessary, offer examples of conflicts in which religion played a role, such as the Crusades, conflicts between Christians and Muslims in parts of Sudan, or conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Explain that religion may be one cause of a conflict, along with disagreements about land, government, or power.
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