UNIT 4: BUILDING THE NEW NATION

LESSON 1: JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY

We will evaluate the growth of the federal government following the so-called “Revolution of 1800.”​

Class Materials:

• FAC: Building the New Nation
• Pear Deck: Jeffersonian Democracy
  • ​​Frayer Model: The Marshall Court
  • ​Thesis Practice: The “Revolution of 1800”
    
• Iron Chef: Thomas Jefferson Edition

LESSON 2: 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.​

Class Materials: 

• FAC: Building the New Nation
  
• Pear Deck: The War of 1812
  • ​Emoji & Tell: The War of 1812
    
  • ​Frayer Model: The Hartford Convention
    

LESSON 3: THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS

I can summarize the emerging sectionalism and shifting political loyalties that followed the War of 1812.

Class Materials: 

• Pear Deck: The Era of Good Feelings
• ​Thin Slide: Tariff 
• Sketch & Tell: The American System
• ​Frayer Model: Tallmadge Amendment

• Map Activity: The Missouri Compromise​
• Frayer Model: Monroe Doctrine
• DBQ Activity: The Era of Good Feelings

LESSON 4: THE MARKET REVOLUTION

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.

• Activity: The Market Revolution Inventions
• Pear Deck: The Market Revolution
• Document Study: The Market Revolution

LESSON 5: JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY​

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 social changes that took place in the United States from 1790 to 1860, & we will analyze their effects on the nation.

Class Materials: 

• Pear Deck: Jacksonian Democracy
• Document Study: Jacksonian Democracy
• Activity: Andrew Jackson - Hero or Villain?​

LESSON 6: ANTEBELLUM REFORM MOVEMENTS

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.

• ​Activity: Antebellum Reform Movements Chart
• ​Activity: Antebellum Reform Movements Poster Project

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