Decision Making in U.S. History New Republic By Kevin O’Reilly Nancy Spear, Editor Dr. Aaron Willis, Project Coordinator Social Studies School Service 10200 Jefferson Blvd., P.O. Box 802 Culver City, CA 90232 http://socialstudies.com [email protected] (800) 421-4246 v1.1 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kevin O’Reilly is History Department Chair at Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, where he has taught for 29 years. He was National Council for the Social Studies/ Time Magazine Secondary Teacher of the Year, Kidger Award Recipient, Richard Farrell National Teacher of the Year, NASDAQ/National Council on Economic Education National Grand Prize Winner, and American Historical Association Beveridge Teaching Prize Winner. He has authored six other books, over 30 articles in professional journals, a history videotape, and two Internet-based simulations. He has conducted more than 100 professional workshops on critical thinking and decision making in history. 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(800) 421-4246. http://socialstudies.com iii TABLE OF CONTENTS HOW TO USE THIS BOOK ................................................................................................. vii INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. viii Overview ............................................................................................................... ix Decision Making ................................................................................................... x Evaluation Tips for Student Handout 5 ................................................................. xvii Sources .................................................................................................................. xix Student Handout 1: Guide to Thoughtful Decision Making ................................ xxii Student Handout 2: P-A-G-E Analysis for Decision Making .............................. xxiv Student Handout 3: P-A-G-E Explanations and Examples ................................. xxv Student Handout 4: Decision-Making Log ........................................................... xxx Student Handout 5: Evaluating Decision Making ................................................ xxxi NEW REPUBLIC .................................................................................................................. 1 LESSON 1: Financial Policies, 1790 Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 2–9 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 10 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 13 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 16 LESSON 2: Antislavery Petition, 1790 Teacher Pages .............................................................................................................. 18–24 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 25 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 26 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 28 Student Handout 4 ................................................................................................ 29 Student Handout 5 ................................................................................................ 31 Student Handout 6 ................................................................................................ 32 LESSON 3: Foreign Policy—Washington Administration Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 33–42 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 43 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 45 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 47 Student Handout 4 ................................................................................................ 49 LESSON 4: Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798 Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 50–57 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 58 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 61 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 63 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use only. ©2009 Social Studies School Service. (800) 421-4246. http://socialstudies.com v LESSON 5: Barbary States Conflict Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 65–73 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 74 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 77 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 79 Student Handout 4 ................................................................................................ 80 Student Handout 5 ................................................................................................ 82 Student Handout 6 ................................................................................................ 84 Student Handout 7 ................................................................................................ 85 Student Handout 8 ................................................................................................ 86 Student Handout 9 ................................................................................................ 87 Student Handout 10 .............................................................................................. 88 LESSON 6: War of 1812 Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 89–96 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 97 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 99 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 101 Student Handout 4 ................................................................................................ 104 LESSON 7: Roads and Canals, 1808–1825 Teacher Pages........................................................................................................ 107–113 Student Handout 1 ................................................................................................ 114 Student Handout 2 ................................................................................................ 116 Student Handout 3 ................................................................................................ 117 Student Handout 4 ................................................................................................ 119 Student Handout 5 ................................................................................................ 120 Student Handout 6 ................................................................................................ 123 Student Handout 7 ................................................................................................ 125 Student Handout 8 ................................................................................................ 128 Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use only. ©2009 Social Studies School Service. (800) 421-4246. http://socialstudies.com vi NEW REPUBLIC Introduction OVERVIEW This volume on the New Republic era consists of seven lessons: three focused on foreign policy and four on domestic questions. The lesson on the Barbary Wars comes after many of the other lessons because the primary decision comes in 1801 (though it starts in 1785). As in the other volumes, no effort is made to cover all the major topics in this time period. Rather, lessons were chosen around interesting decision-making problems. SKILLS GRID FOR THIS VOLUME X = part of lesson E = emphasized in the lesson Lessons Skill 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Underlying problem X X E X X X Point of view XXXXEX Assumptions/emotions X X E X X Ask—context XXEXXXX Ask—sources X Ask—analogies EE Goals? Realistic? XXX Options. Ethical? X X Unintended consequences E E X X X X E Play out options XXEXXX Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use only. ©2009 Social Studies School Service. (800) 421-4246. http://socialstudies.com 1 LESSON 1: FINANCIAL POLICIES, 1790 Teacher Pages OVERVIEW As the nation began under the new Constitution, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton suggested numerous financial programs. Which of these will students support? VOCABULARY • Alexander Hamilton—U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in