11/29 Monday
-Analyze domestic challenges facing Washington’s administration
-Jigsaw read sources on domestic challenges (Whiskey Rebellion, Native American Policy, George Washington: Domestic Affairs)
-Complete the “Domestic Challenges facing the New Nation” graphic organizer( 142)
-Class discussion on the domestic challenges facing the Washington administration
11/30 Tuesday
-Analyze and explore early financial problems in the United States and discuss how Alexander Hamilton proposed to fix them.
-Read “Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Plan” (145)
-Determine the meaning of some unfamilar words in the text (145)
-Complete “Analyzing Alexander Hamilton’s Financial Program” graphic organizer (147)
-Discussion on the parts of Hamilton’s Financial Plan
12/1 Wednesday
-Examine the political differences between the first two political parties through their leaders: Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
-Read “Growing Opposition” (148)
-Complete “Political Division in America” graphic organizer (150)
-Discuss differences between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
-Read “Two Enduring Viewpoints Compete” (151)
-Complete “Hamilton vs. Jefferson” graphic organizer (153)
-Students determine whose view of America they agree with. Jefferson or Hamilton why?
12/2 Thursday
-Define the words foreign and domestic
-Read “John Adams: Domestic Affairs” (154)
-Complete “Domestic Challenges Under President Adams” graphic organizer (155)
-Discuss the domestic challenges facing the Adams administration
12/3 Friday
-Read “The XYZ Affair” (156)
-Complete “Analyzing the XYZ Affair” graphic organizer (157)
-Discuss the domestic challenges facing the Adams administration.
12/6 Monday
-Examine Thomas Jefferson’s political views about government
-Read “Jefferson in Power” (158)
-Complete “Jefferon in Power: Analyzing Jefferson’s Political Views” graphic organizer (160)
-Discuss Jefferson’s goals as President
12/7 Tuesday
-Use a “Marbury v. Madison (1803)” to explore the Marbury v Madison case and determine the impact it had on Jefferson’s presidency, as well as the everlasting impacts on our nation’s judicial system.
-Read “Marbury v. Madison (1803)” (162)
-Complete “Jefferson and the Federal Courts” graphic organizer (164)
-Discussion on the lasting impacts of the landmark case of Marbury v. Madison
12/8 Wednesday
-Explore sources related to the Louisiana Purchase to better understand how the Republicans and the Federalists felt about Jefferson’s decision to expand the U.S
-Observe “Map of U.S Territorial Growth 1800” (166) and “Map of U.S Territorial Growth 1810” (167)
-Determine what each map displays
-Read “Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase” (168)
-Complete “Analyzing the Louisiana Purchase” handout (171)
-Discuss the impacts of the Louisiana Purchase
12/9 Thursday
-Lewis and Clark activity
12/10 Friday
-Teacher inservice (No Students)
