The Janus Figure
• Janus was the Roman God of beginnings and ends
or the yin and the yang, or the opposites
• For example a Janus example would be
War/Peace.
Thomas
• “All men created equal”
• Strict Constructionist
• Belief of the nation of
yeoman farmers
• Author of the Virginia
Statute of Religious
Freedom
Jefferson
• Practitioner of Slavery
• Louisiana Purchase
• Embargo of 1807 led to
the growth of
American Industry
• Deist
Andrew Jackson
• Using the article “The Shifting Legacy of Andrew Jackson”, the
Student will create a Janus figure of Andrew Jackson. The left side
will deal with the past generations view of Andrew Jackson. The
right side of the figure will deal with the modern view of Andrew
Jackson
• Then summarize why you think the point of view has changed over
time.