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Essay Topic 1

A tour guide at Monticello commented that "history is the story of the past using all the available facts” (41). How did the presentation of the history of Jefferson’s life change at Monticello? What facts were presented that were not presented earlier? What facts became available over time that were not available earlier? How did nostalgia and memory influence the story that was told about Jefferson previously?

Essay Topic 2

Jefferson was a slave owner. In what way was Jefferson conflicted regarding slavery? Why, if he found slavery to be repugnant, did he keep slaves? In what way did he have an ambivalent attitude toward slavery?

Essay Topic 3

Smith discussed the lives of enslaved people. What did the lives they lived reveal about inhumane treatment?

Essay Topic 4

What a reader knows about events and individuals is determined by the point of view in a book. What is...

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