Unit 2: Building the New Nation

Critical Vocabulary: Bill of Rights, “The First Report on the Public Credit,” “Elastic Clause,” Strict Interpretation, Loose Interpretation, Bank of the United States, Excise Tax, Whiskey Rebellion, Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Neutrality Proclamation, Jay’s Treaty, Pinckney’s Treaty, Battle of the Fallen Timbers, Treaty of Greenville, Farewell Address, “The XYZ Affair,” Alien and Sedition Acts, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Election of 1800, Twelfth Amendment

Lesson 1: The Federalist Era

We will discuss the social, political, & economic challenges facing the new nation; & we will evaluate the government’s success in dealing with each.​
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Lesson 2: Jeffersonian Democracy

We will evaluate the growth of the federal government following the so-called “Revolution of 1800.”​
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Lesson 3: The War of 1812

We will explain why the War of 1812 was so politically divisive in the United States, & we will discuss its long-term consequences for the country.​
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Lesson 4: The Era of Good Feelings

I can summarize the emerging sectionalism and shifting political loyalties that followed the War of 1812.
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Lesson 5: The Age of Jackson​

We will evaluate the growth of the federal government during the Age of Jackson.
  • This means we will summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; & we will assess his legacy.
  • It also means we will describe the economic changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & we will analyze their effects on the nation.
  • ​It also means we will describe the social changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & we will analyze their effects on the nation.
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