Beginning with the basics, "The ABCs of the Federalist Party" students learn about the origins of our two-party system, The Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, the Industrial Revolution, and our early American culture―what makes us as Americans unique!
What makes Americans American? Find out by using the lessons, games, and maps in this ToolBook:
- The Federalists: Explore the rise of the two-party system. Play “Hamilton or Jefferson?” Debate the Alien & Sedition Acts. Use (political) cartoons to learn key points. What was the role of a free press in a democracy? Say goodbye to George Washington with his Farewell Address.
- Thomas Jefferson: The Louisiana Purchase and Lewis & Clark
- John Marshall: Landmark cases in the Supreme Court.
- War of 1812: Using one glorious map, we tell the complete story of the War of 1812.
- The Industrial Revolution: Inventors and inventions, factories and Irish immigrants
- American culture: Art, music, and literature of the early United States
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| Introduction | |
| #1 Lecture | What was the new Republic? |
| #2 Graphic Organizer | The Early Republic: who, what, where, when, why and how? |
| The Federalists | |
| #3 Lecture | Creating a stable economic system |
| #4 Lecture | The National Bank |
| #5 Group Analysisr | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze one concept: The elastic clause |
| #6 Quotations | Interpret quotations by Jefferson and Madison on the elastic clause |
| #7 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of the elastic clause? |
| #8 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of implied powers? |
| #9 Game | “Those darn clauses!” Distinguish between the elastic clause and others |
| #10 Game | “The Great Race” Distinguish between the elastic clause and others |
| National security | |
| #11 Lecture | The Alien & Sedition Acts, 1798 |
| #12 Group Analysisr | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze one concept: Alien & Sedition Acts |
| #13 Internet | Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions, 1798 |
| #14 Group Analysisr | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze one concept: VA & KY Resolutions |
| #15 Lecture | The Protective Tariff, States’ Rights, Nullification |
| #16 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of Alien & Sedition Acts? |
| #17 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of nullification? |
| The Two-Party System Defining the authority of the central government | |
| #18 Transparency | Compare the two philosophies of Hamilton and Jefferson. |
| #19 Graphic Organizer | Compare the two philosophies of Hamilton and Jefferson. |
| #20 Game | “Ham or Jeff?” Distinguish between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
| #21 Game | “The Great Race”: Distingush between Federalists and Anti-Federalists |
| #22 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of the two-party system? |
| #23 Game | “Mars / Venus”: One guy vs one gal. What do you recall? |
| #24 Debate | "Resolved, the Federalists were right on all the issues.” |
| #25 Lecture | The role of a free press in a democratic society |
| #26 Internet | Interpret 11 cartoons about freedom of the press |
| Rebellions | |
| #27 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of Shays’ Rebellion? |
| #28 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: What do you think of the Whiskey Rebellion? |
| Foreign policy | |
| #29 Speeches | Interpret George Washington’s “Farewell Address” |
| Summary | |
| #30 Game | “The ABCs of the Federalists” (recall terms) |
| #31 Game | “Can you you talk like a Federalist?” (define terms) |
| #32 Game | “Honk if you hate history” |
| #33 Game | “The Last Man Standing” |
| >Test 163 questions | |
| Thomas Jefferson | |
| #34 Lecture | State constitutions: The Northern states banned slavery |
| The Northwest Ordinance | |
| #35 Lecture | The Northwest Ordinance, 1787 |
| #36 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: The Northern states banned slavery. |
| #37 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery. |
| The Louisiana Purchase | |
| #38 Lecture | The Louisiana Purchase |
| #39 Internet | The Louisiana Purchase |
| #40 Mapping | Territorial Expansion, 1776-1860 |
| #41 Game | “Native American Leaders”: Distinguish between them |
| #42 Game | “The Great Race”: Distinguish between the Indian leaders |
| Supreme Court decisions | |
| #43 Chart | Supreme Court decisions |
| #44 Game | “The Bell Game”: Supreme Court cases |
| #45 Game | “The Great Race”: Supreme Court cases |
| #46 Student activity | Supreme Court decisions |
| American Culture | |
| #47 Lecture | American Culture, 1800 . . . Artists & Novelists |
| #48 Internet | American artists, novelists, and music in 1800 |
| Review | |
| #49 Game | “The ABCs of Thomas Jefferson” (recall terms) |
| #50 Game | “Can you talk like Thomas Jefferson?” (define terms) |
| #51 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: Judicial review |
| #52 Game | “Mars / Venus” |
| #53 Game | “Honk if you hate history” |
| #54 Game | “The Last Man Standing” |
| Test 140 questions | |
| The War of 1812 135 | |
| Causes | |
| #55 Graphic Organizer | The 7 stages of the War of 1812 |
| #56 Graphic Organizer | The Causes |
| #57 Internet | Using the internet, students put on skits about the causes and results |
| #58 Group Analysisr | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze one concept: Impressment |
| #59 Group Analysisr | Using Bloom’s taxonomy, analyze one concept: Freedom of the seas |
| Events | |
| #60 Mapping | As you tell the story, students map the War of 1812 |
| #61 Quotations | Interpret famous quotations by Henry Clay, Oliver Hazard Perry, etc. |
| #62 Class Discussion | “Have we ever invaded our neighbors - Canada and Mexico?” |
| People | |
| #63 Story | The story of Andrew Jackson at 14 years old |
| #64 Game | Native American Leaders - stress Tecumseh |
| #65 Game | Native American Leaders - stress Tecumseh |
| Results | |
| #66 Graphic Organizer | The Results |
| The Monroe Doctrine | |
| #67 Lecture | The Monroe Doctrine |
| #68 Political Cartoons | Interpret editorial cartoons about the Monroe Doctrine |
| Review | |
| #69 Game | “The ABCs of the War of 1812” (recall terms) |
| #70 Game | “Can you talk like Dolley Madison?” (define terms) |
| Test 153 questions | |
| The Industrial Revolution 169 | |
| #71 Lecture | The Industrial Revolution |
| #72 Game | “The Inventors”: James Watt, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, and more. |
| #73 Game | “The Inventors” |
| #74 Internet | Research about the inventors |
| #75 Internet | Child labor - women and children were the first factory workers |
| #76 Internet | The Erie Canal |
| #77 Group Analysisr | “Life is like a rock group”: The American System |
| #78 Mapping | Mapping the Erie Canal |
| #79 Lecture | Henry Clay’s the American System |
| #80 Graphic Organizer | |
| #81 Lecture | The growth of cities |
| #82 Lecture | The Immigrants - from Ireland and Germany |
| #83 Graphic Organizer | |
| #84 Internet | The Irish Potato famine and Irish immigration |
| #85 Game | “The ABCs of the Industrial Revolution” (recall terms) |
| #86 Game | “Can you talk like Eli Whitney?” (define terms) |
| Test 133 questions | |
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