Academic U.S. & Virginia History Name: ______

Mr. Briscoe/Mr. Null/Mr. Walsh Second Quarter

UNIT OVERVIEW: THE YOUNG REPUBLIC

With the ratification of the Constitution, the American republic emerged in 1789. The new national government, led by President Washington, faced numerous challenges as Americans sought to give shape to the goal of “a more perfect union,” as stated in the Preamble of the Constitution. Over the next few decades, the national government established a new headquarters in Washington, D.C., acquired territory that more than doubled the country’s size, fought another war against Britain, and helped to build a national transportation system to bind the growing country together. Along with growing nationalism, three distinct regions emerged – North, South, and West – each with its own distinct political, economic, and cultural identity. Strong leaders, such as Andrew Jackson, were able to keep the country united behind common goals but there was no question that, by the 1830s, sectionalism had become a problem that threatened to potentially divide and destroy the young republic.

Essential Questions

*How and why did the first political parties emerge in the early years of the American republic?

*How did both nationalism and sectionalism influence the early American republic?

*How did political participation change in the early 1800s? How did Andrew Jackson’s rise to political power and his policies reflect these changes?

*How did reform movements seek to change American society in the early 1800s?

Schedule of Topics/Activities/Assignments (subject to change)

F Oct 28 (A) Introduction to the Unit; Focus: Washington’s Presidency; Hamilton vs. Jefferson

M Oct 31 (B)

T Nov 1 (A) Hamilton vs. Jefferson (continued); Presidential Challenges (preparation)

W Nov 2 (B) READ: The Americans, Ch. 6, “Launching the New Nation”

VOCABULARY: Judiciary Act of 1789, Cabinet, Bank of the United States, two-party system, protective tariff, excise tax, neutrality, Jay’s Treaty, sectionalism, XYZ Affair, Alien and Sedition Acts, nullification, Lewis & Clark, John Marshall, judicial review, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, impressments, embargo, Tecumseh, War Hawks, War of 1812, Treaty of Ghent

DUE: Complete guided readings for Chapter 6 (all four sections, distributed in

class on 10/26-27)

TH Nov 3 (A) Presidential Challenges (presentation and discussion)

F Nov 4 (B) DUE: Complete “Presidential Challenges” Timeline in class (class notes entry)

W Nov 9 (A) Intro to Second Quarter Exhibit; Exhibit Research

TH Nov 10 (B)

F Nov 11 (A) Focus: Vocabulary Log; Nationalism & Sectionalism

M Nov 14 (B)

T Nov 15 (A) Focus: Jacksonian Democracy; Exhibit Work Session

W Nov 16 (B)

TH Nov 17 (A) Andrew Jackson: The “Common Man’s” President

F Nov 18 (B) READ: The Americans, Ch. 7, “Balancing Nationalism and Sectionalism”

VOCABULARY: Eli Whitney, mass production, Industrial Revolution, cotton gin, Clay’s “American System”, Erie Canal, McCulloch v. Maryland, nationalism, Adams-Onis Treaty, Monroe Doctrine, Missouri Compromise, Andrew Jackson, spoils system,

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Trail of Tears, Tariff of Abominations, Bank of the United States, Whig Party, Panic of 1837

SHORT ANSWERS (write answers for the start of class on 11/17-18):

1.  What key changes in technology and in methods of manufacturing organization contributed to the Industrial Revolution in the United States? (section 1)

2.  Why did conflict arise when Missouri requested admission into the Union? How was this conflict resolved? (section 2)

3.  How did Andrew Jackson assert his authority as President of the United States? Consider his handling of Indian removal, the Nullification Crisis over tariffs, and his “war” on the Second Bank of the United States. (sections 3-4)

M Nov 21 (A) Quiz #4: Chapters. 6-7; Antebellum Reform Movements

T Nov 22 (B) READ: The Americans, Ch. 8, “Reforming American Society”

VOCABULARY: Second Great Awakening, revival, Charles G. Finney, transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, utopian communities, Dorothea Dix, abolition, emancipation, William Lloyd Garrison, David Walker, Frederick Douglass, Nat Turner, gag rule, cult of domesticity, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, temperance movement, Seneca Falls Convention, Sojourner Truth, Lowell mills, strike, National Trades’ Union

SHORT ANSWERS: None – use notes from Reform Movement lesson

M Nov 28 (A) Antebellum Reform Movements (continued); Unit Review

T Nov 29 (B) DUE: Review Unit Essay Test Study Guide (distributed 11/21-22)

W Nov 30 (A) Unit Test: The Young Republic

TH Dec 1 (B) DUE: Binder Check

Quiz

The quiz scheduled for November 21-22 will consist of 20 multiple-choice questions dealing with content in chapters 6-7 of the textbook.

Unit Test

The unit test scheduled for November 30 – December 1 deals with the content from chapters 6-8 of the textbook. A unit test study guide will be provided in class by November 22 and we will spend some time in class reviewing for the test. The unit test constitutes 15% of the second quarter grade.

Second Quarter Exhibit: Civil War Exhibition

The second quarter exhibit will be introduced in class the week of November 9. Students will select assignments and begin research that week. Information on procedures and grading will be included in the exhibit guidelines provided separately. There will be some limited class and flex time provided throughout the first part of the quarter to work on the presentations, which will be presented in the Media Center as part of a Civil War exhibition just before winter break.

Student Teacher – Mr. Brian Walsh

Mr. Walsh is joining us from George Washington University and will be working with us and teaching lessons during this unit. He looks forward to working with you!