Rights of Man | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

The United States - This was the model nation that the author helped create, and pointed to for other countries to learn from, in developing their own forms of government.

England - This was where the author was originally from before moving in support of the Revolution.

France - This was where the author was while writing the Rights of Man in defense of the Revolution taking place there.

The American Revolution - This was the war that lasted from 1775 to 1781, where Independence was won, and a new, successful form of...
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