Research
Read the bills about religious freedom that Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry presented in the Virginia General Assembly.
An audio interpretation of these bills is available below, with the transcript. You may choose instead to research the documents on your own.
Research the outcome of this debate as determined by the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom. (Click here to read the text of the original document, or might I suggest a Google search?)
Research what the United States Constitution (Links to an external site.) AND the Bill of Rights (Links to an external site.) state about the relationship between religion and government. (HINT: Carefully read Article VI of the Constitution.)
Write
In your own words, write a minimum of two paragraphs about the following:
Analyze and explain the two main arguments of the debate about the relationship between church and state as proposed by Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. Include details about each man’s position on this issue and the arguments each one used to defend their point of view.
Conclude your paragraphs with an explanation of the outcome of this debate as determined by the Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom.
Write another paragraph in which you:
Describe in detail what the United States Constitution AND the Bill of Rights state about the relationship between religion and government. Be specific, and include detailed information in your response, in your own words.
All of your paragraphs in this course must conform to standard paragraph and MLA format. Check your spelling and grammar.
Combine your responses into one document and submit it to the A3 Religious Freedom submission.