This Lesson should follow the Marbury v. Madison Decision Point.

Use this Lesson to help students understand the role of slavery in the rise of sectionalism, also examined inThe Missouri Compromise Decision Point.

The election of 1800 was the first peaceful transition of power from one party to another in the United States. Did Thomas Jefferson's new administration fundamentally change the nature of the United States? Jeremy D. Bailey and Todd Estes debate this question.

Was the division of the country between free and slave states inevitably going to lead to a civil war? John Van Atta and Dan Monroe debate this issue.

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.

Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.

Was this an 'Era of Good Feelings'?

What events sparked the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

How did Americans stop the British at Fort McHenry?

How did the U.S. victory at New Orleans impact the War of 1812?

How did Tecumseh and the Prophet resist U.S. expansion?

Explores the "Corrupt Bargain" and its impact on U.S. politics.

What was the role of mountain men in U.S. westward expansion?

What was the impact of the Erie Canal on U.S. trade?

Explores the societal impact of Washington Irving's literature.

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of policy debates in the early republic.

By the end of this section, you will explain the causes and effects of policy debates in the early republic.

By the end of this section, you will explain how different regional interests affected debates about the role of the federal government in the early republic.

Was the early republic truly an Era of Good Feelings?

Answer Key for Chapter 5 of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness