Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 4
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Chapter 4 Introductory Essay: 1789-1800
Essay - 7743 Words
Essay
7743 Words
How did the new Constitution shape U.S. politics?
George Washington in American Art Primary Source Images
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Activity
Nine images of George Washington that allow students to explore the emerging national identity.
George Washington in American Art Student Handout
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Activity
A graphic organizer to accompany the nine primary source images.
James Madison and the Bill of Rights
Essay - 2533 Words
Essay
2533 Words
Why is Madison called the "Father of the Constitution"?
Refining the Bill of Rights: Madison’s Proposals
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Activity
A graphic organizer to help students analyze the proposed Bill of Rights and connect them to the themes of other Founding Documents.
The Compromise of 1790
Essay - 2414 Words
Essay
2414 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain how and why political ideas, institutions, and party systems developed and changed in the new republic.
Washington’s First Inaugural Address, 1789
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Judiciary Act of 1789
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Benjamin Franklin and the First Abolitionist Petitions
Essay - 2197 Words
Essay
2197 Words
How did Benjamin Franklin fight for the abolition of slavery?
Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin
Essay - 1968 Words
Essay
1968 Words
How did the cotton gin impact slavery in the U.S.?
Alexander Hamilton and the National Bank
Essay - 2382 Words
Essay
2382 Words
Why did Hamilton want the U.S. to have a national bank?
“Strict” or “Loose”: Was the National Bank Constitutional?
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Activity
40 Min
Jefferson and Hamilton's debates over the constitutionality of a national bank was one of the major debates in the early republic. Which Founder had the better interpretation of the Constitution on the issue? Adam Tate and Jack Rakove debate this question.
“Strict” or “Loose”: Was the National Bank Constitutional Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Background of the National Bank Debate
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Activity
A narrative that gives background to the first discussion of the proper limits and relationships to be applied to state and national government in the Early Republic.
Cabinet Member Reports
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A set of primary sources written by Thomas Jefferson, Edmund Randolph, and Alexander Hamilton that share their opinions on the Constitutionality of the National Bank.
National Bank Activity Reflection Questions
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A set of questions to be used after arguments for the National Bank have been presented.
Robert Carter and Manumission
Essay - 1994 Words
Essay
1994 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain the continuities and changes in regional attitudes about slavery as it expanded from 1754 to 1800.
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, Writings on the National Bank, 1785–1792
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Methods of Slave Resistance DBQ
Lesson - 1 Activities
Lesson
1 Activities
80 Min
Use this Lesson to have students examine how enslaved men and women resisted slavery during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
80 Min
Legacy of the American Revolution Student Document Packet
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Activity
A set of primary sources (including images) that seek to answer the question to what extent was there a connection between the American Revolution and revolutions in France, Haiti, and Latin America?
George Washington and the Proclamation of Neutrality
Essay - 2486 Words
Essay
2486 Words
By the end of this section, you will explain how and why competition intensified conflicts among peoples and nations from 1754 to 1800.
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
Essay - 2857 Words
Essay
2857 Words
Why did the U.S. and Native Americans fight in the 1790s?
The XYZ Affair and the Quasi-War with France
Essay - 2052 Words
Essay
2052 Words
Explore what the Quasi-War was and its impact on the U.S.
The Jay Treaty
Essay - 2225 Words
Essay
2225 Words
How did Britain violate U.S. rights in the late 18th century?
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Treaty of New York, 1790
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Jay Treaty, 1795
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Pinckney’s Treaty, 1796
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Cartoon Analysis: Property Protected—à la Françoise, 1798
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Cartoon Analysis: Congressional Pugilists, 1798
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Alien and Sedition Acts
Essay - 2501 Words
Essay
2501 Words
Did the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the First Amendment?
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, 1798–1799
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Whiskey Rebellion: Unjust Taxation or Enforcing the Rule of Law?
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Activity
40 Min
The Whiskey Rebellion was one of the first significant challenges to the new government under the Constitution. How valid were the complaints of the rebels who opposed the new taxation on whiskey? Frank W. Garmon, Jr. and Rebecca Brannon debate this question.
The Whiskey Rebellion: Unjust Taxation or Enforcing the Rule of Law Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.