Roots Of Liberty

ROOTS OF LIBERTY NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST

Congratulations to the winners!

One Generation Away will no longer be conducting our Roots of Liberty National Essay Competition. In reading thousands of entries from across the United States of America, we have learned that students, and our republic, would benefit from reading and writing about these issues on an ongoing basis, not just once a year. With that in mind, we have just launched LN GenZ.

LN GenZ is a dynamic website that furthers One Generation Away’s commitment to restoring, strengthening, and preserving the vision of a free America by applying our founding principles to the issues of today. Our mission is to report and analyze public policy, politics, and trending topics in an age-appropriate format, utilizing the founding documents as our guide. The website is for students, and by students as well. We invite any and all students and teachers to visit LN GenZ’s submission page to learn how their work may be featured on the site. Thank you for your interest in the contest and for all those who have participated as entrants, educators, and friends. We remain, yours in liberty.

“The best commentary on the principles of government which was ever written.”

– Thomas Jefferson

Student Text

All 85 Papers Examined in One Volume
10 Thematic Essays with Enumerated Paragraphs for Quick Reference
Makes Federalist Papers Easily Digestible

Discussion Guide

Written by & for Teachers
Answer Key Included
Multiple Tools & Activities!

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Companion Videos

Historic & Contemporary
Corresponding to Lessons
HD Videos to introduce and summarize the chapters

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Falls Church, Virginia
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AP US History Teacher
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AP American Government Teacher
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