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8Th Grade American History Instructor: Mr North Mac Middle School 8th Grade American History Instructor: Mr. Fred Mulacek 2012-13 Text The American Journey Glencoe McGraw-Hill 2002 ISBN 0-07-825875-8 Unit 4: The New Republic (1789 to 1825) Pacing Assessments: Concept Tests, Knowledge Surveys, Oral Presentations, Peer Review, Technology Projects August Concepts Essential Questions People, Places, Events, Terms Standards Precedent 1. Determine the actions taken by Washington in his first term that set a precedent for V. President (Adams) 14.A.3 National Debt future presidents. Cabinet 14.B Speculation 2. What was the importance of the Judiciary Act of 1789? Secretary of State (Jefferson) 14D Constitutional 3. Analyze the causes, compromises, and effects of actions taken to improve the Secretary of the Treasury (Hamilton) 14.D.3 Unconstitutional economy in the Washington administration. Secretary of War (Knox) 14.E Compromise Judiciary Act of 1789 14.E.3 John Jay 15A National debt 15.B.3b Washington, D.C. 15.D.3a Pierre Charles L’enfant 16A Benjamin Banneker 16.B.3a 16.B.3c Rebellion 4. Assess the causes of the Whiskey rebellion and judge the precedents set by Whisky Rebellion 16E Neutrality Washington’s actions for all other presidents in the future. Jay’s Treaty 16.E.3a Secession of Power 5. Evaluate the positive impact of Washington’s decision to remain neutral in foreign Proclamation of Neutrality 17A Public Virtue affairs? Washington’s Farewell Address 17.A.3b Political Factions 6. Analyze the impact of the Jefferson-Hamilton debates on the decisions of President Cinncinatus 17.C.3a Term Limits - President Washington and the future path of the country (economics, foreign policy). 17D 7. Analyze the advice given to the nation by Washington in his farewell address 17.D.3a (morality, neutrality, and avoidance of political factions as necessary to the survival of the republic) then infer the precedent set by his departure. Political Parties 8. Contrast the Federalists and Democrat-Republican ideologies regarding the role of Federalist Partisanship the central government, the economy, and foreign policy. Democrat-Republican Implied Powers 9. Evaluate President Adams’ foreign policy with France and its effects on national John Adams Enumerated Powers politics. Alexander Hamilton Loose Interpretation 10. Critique the Alien & Sedition Acts and judge the validity of the argument made by Thomas Jefferson Strict Interpretation the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions. French Revolution Foreign Affairs XYZ Affair Nullify Quasi War (vs France) States Rights Alien & Sedition Acts Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Unit 5: The Growing Nation (1820-1860) Pacing Assessments: Concept Tests, Knowledge Surveys, Oral Presentations, Peer Review, Technology Projects August/Sept Concepts Essential Questions People, Places, Events, Terms Standards Deadlock 1. Investigate the presidential politics of the Election of 1800, from the views of each John Adams 14C Laissez-faire candidate to the breaking of the deadlock in the election. Thomas Jefferson 14E Judicial Review 2. Examine the precedents set under the Marshall court. Election of 1800 14.E.3 Laissez-faire 14F Judiciary Act of 1789 15A Judiciary Act of 1801 15.A.3a Supreme Court 15B John Marshall 15C Marbury v. Madison 15.C.3 McCulloch v. Maryland 15D Gibbons v. Ogden 15.D.3c 15E Western Expansion 3. Explain the events related to the Louisiana Purchase and judge the importance of Western Territory 16A Secede purchase to the future of the United States. Napoleon Bonaparte 16.A.3b 4. Determine the political consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, from its impact on Louisiana Purchase 16C the two party system to the conflict for Jefferson regarding his own political ideology. Pike’s Expedition 16.C.3b 5. Describe the Lewis & Clark expedition and evaluate the importance of information Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 16E gathered by the expedition. Conestoga Wagon 16.E.3b Sacagawea, York 16.E.3c Aaron Burr 17A Alexander Hamilton 17.A.3b 17.C.3a Impressment 6. Trace the events that led the United States to war with Great Britain in 1812. Embargo Act 17.C.3c Neutral Rights 7. Determine the significance of the battle for Baltimore. Non-intercourse Act 17.D.3a War Hawk 8. Analyze the lyrics to the “Star Spangled Banner” and its future adoption as the U.S. James Madison 17.D.3b National Anthem national anthem. Frigate , Privateer 18.A.3 Patriotism 9. What was accomplished by the United States by fighting the War of 1812, both Oliver Hazard Perry 18B Nationalism directly as a result of the Treaty of Ghent and indirectly in our future foreign policy? Attack on Washington, D.C. 18.B.3a 10. Analyze the effect of the War of 1812 on national politics. Fort McHenry 18.B.3b Francis Scott Key 18C “Star Spangled Banner” 18.C.3a Andrew Jackson 18.C.3b Treaty of Ghent Uncle Sam Democrat-Republicans Federalists Hartford Convention Republicans Industrial 11. Explain how the industrial revolution began in the United States? Samuel Slater Revolution 12. Explain how did the cotton gin affected cotton production and the economies of Textiles Capitalism both the northern and the southern regions of the United States? The Lowell Girls Westward 13. Evaluate the effects of westward expansion on improvements in technology in the Eli Whitney Expansion United States. Patent Interchangeable parts Census Turnpikes Canal locks Robert Fulton Internal Improvements Unity 14. Analyze the factors that created an “Era of Good Feelings.” James Monroe Sectionalism 15. Diagnose the factors that created sectional differences in the 1820s. Missouri Compromise State Sovereignty 16. Explain the Missouri Compromise and support or defend the compromise as a long Tariff of 1816 Compromise term solution for keeping domestic tranquility and unity in the United States. Daniel Webster American System 17. Evaluate the judicial precedents that united the nation by the McCulloch v. Henry Clay Disarmament Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden decisions. John Marshall Demilitarization McCulloch v. Maryland Treaty Gibbons v. Ogden John Quincy Adams Disarmament 18. Trace the causes and course of events of the 1st Seminole War and the role of Andrew Eastern Florida, Western Florida Demilitarization Jackson (including the call for his court-martial). General Andrew Jackson Joint Occupation 19. Compare the progress made in foreign affairs during the “Era of Good Feelings” with 1st Seminole War Treaty Great Britain and Spain, explaining how the United States became more secure as a Micanopy Annexation nation. Oregon Country Treaty 20. What areas did the United States obtain from Spain in the Adams-Onis Treaty? Adams-Onis Treaty U.S. Territory 21. Explain the Monroe Doctrine foreign policy and predict the effect the new policy Temporary & Territorial Governors Doctrine would have on the future role of the United States in the Western Hemisphere. William P. Duval John Quincy Adams Rush-Bagot Treaty Convention Of 1818 Monroe Doctrine Favorite Son 22. Compare and contrast the 1824 presidential candidates Jackson and Adams both in Andrew Jackson Majority their political views and their supporters. John Quincy Adams Plurality 23. Assess the function of the 12th Amendment relative to the events of the 1824 Henry Clay State’s Rights presidential election. 12th Amendment Mudslinging 24. Justify or criticize Jackson’s claim of a “corrupt bargain” when speaking of the “Corrupt Bargain” Landslide Adam’s presidency? Democrat-Republicans Suffrage 25. Compare and contrast the 1828 presidential candidates Jackson and Adams both in National Republicans Caucus their political beliefs and the tactics used by each to win the election. National Party Convention Nominating 26. Summarize democratic participation increased during the Age of Jackson and analyze Convention the extent to which Jackson was responsible for this increase. Bureaucracy 27. In the spirit of democracy, evaluate the ways Jackson set new precedents for the Spoils System executive branch in dealing with corruption and bureaucracy. Tarrif 28. What ways did the new tariff of 1828 divide the nation by region? Webster-Hayne Debate Nullify 29. Assess the actions of Andrew Jackson in handling the nullification crisis over tariffs. John C. Calhoun Secede How did the crisis foreshadow a future civil war? Nullification Crisis/ Act Relocation 30. After analyzing the Supreme Court ruling in Worcester v Georgia, evaluate Andrew Force Bill Reservation Jackson’s response to the ruling. 5 Civilized Tribes Guerilla Tactics 31. Compare the response to the Indian Removal Act by the Florida Seminoles and the Indian Removal Act Indian Territories Cherokees. Were there other native groups who acted similarly to the Seminoles? Cherokee Nation Charter 32. Identify the location of the Indian Territories of Oklahoma and Florida, and the Worchester v. Georgia Deposits corresponding forced migration routes. Trail Of Tears Laissez-Faire 33. Explain why Andrew Jackson was against a National Bank and the Maysville Road Chief Black Hawk Depression/Panic Bill and how he succeeded in defeating his opponents (e.g. ending the bank’s charter)? Seminole Indians 34. In what ways would the actions of Jackson ending the National Bank prove Chief Osceola, Chief Micanopy problematic for the next president? 2nd Seminole War McCullough v. Maryland National Bank, State Banks Maysville Road Bill Martin Van Buren Panic Of 1837 Manifest Destiny 35. Evaluate John Quincy Adams’s statement that American expansion to the John Quincy Adams Migration Pacific was a “law of nature,” and the origins and meaning of the term Manifest John O’ Sullivan Joint Occupation Destiny. Oregon Country Annexation 36. How did Manifest Destiny help Americans justify their desire to extend the Mountain Man U.S. to the Pacific? Rendezvous 37. Trace the life of the first Americans to reach the Oregon Country, from the South Pass reasons for migration to their impact on future settlement. Whitman Mission 38. Evaluate the phrase “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” and its impact on both Emigrant domestic and foreign affairs.
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