Machiavelli Mini-lesson
Learning Objectives
- Identify the ideas of various pre-Enlightenment thinkers who influenced America’s founders.
- Analyze the ideas behind America’s founding documents.
- Recognize how various individuals and groups contributed to the development of the U.S. government.
Overview
This mini-lesson looks at the ideas and writings of the Italian thinker and politician, Niccoló Machiavelli (1429-1527).