Period 4: The Challenges of a New Republic – 1800 - 1848
I. Key Concepts: Students should be able to explain:
a. The development of political parties such as the Democratic-Republicans, Federalists, Democrats and Whigs
b. The significance of the Marshall-led Supreme Court in relation to federal vs. state power and judicial review
c. The increase of sectionalism and regional priorities vs. national issues (e.g. Embargo of 1807, War of 1812, etc.)
d. The increasing tension over slavery and southern demands to protect the institution and promote “King Cotton”
e. Expansion into the Louisiana Territory and beyond and the spread of slavery
f. The efforts at political compromise over the spread of slavery, including the Missouri Compromise, and their long-term failure
g. Religious and secular roots of the reform movements of the early to mid-1800s
h. The goals of voluntary organizations and reformers in movements such as abolition, women’s rights, temperance, etc.
i. The significance of Romanticism/Transcendentalism, the Second Great Awakening, and Utopian communities to American identity
j. Resistance to reform and inclusion through restrictions on African American, immigrant, and Indian liberties
k. The growth of an American identity in literature and art and architecture
l. How free and enslaved African Americans promoted abolition and inclusion
m. The nature of the technological revolution and its impact on workers and business owners as well as upon migration patterns internally and internationally
n. The emergence of new technologies in transportation, communication, manufacturing and agriculture
o. The ideas of the “American System” and the controversy over federally funded internal improvements, tariffs, and a national bank
p. How the “market revolution” helped grow a distinctive middle-class and transform family and gender roles
q. American political, military, and diplomatic efforts to create an international presence and stature for the United States
r. Actions and reactions by the federal and state governments as well as political parties over issues such as nullification
II. Text Reading: Selected sections of the following chapters
a. Chapter 8: Securing the Republic, 1790 - 1815 pp. 308-327
b. Chapter 9: The Market Revolution, 1800-1840
c. Chapter 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840
e. Chapter 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840
I. Key Concepts: Students should be able to explain:
a. The development of political parties such as the Democratic-Republicans, Federalists, Democrats and Whigs
b. The significance of the Marshall-led Supreme Court in relation to federal vs. state power and judicial review
c. The increase of sectionalism and regional priorities vs. national issues (e.g. Embargo of 1807, War of 1812, etc.)
d. The increasing tension over slavery and southern demands to protect the institution and promote “King Cotton”
e. Expansion into the Louisiana Territory and beyond and the spread of slavery
f. The efforts at political compromise over the spread of slavery, including the Missouri Compromise, and their long-term failure
g. Religious and secular roots of the reform movements of the early to mid-1800s
h. The goals of voluntary organizations and reformers in movements such as abolition, women’s rights, temperance, etc.
i. The significance of Romanticism/Transcendentalism, the Second Great Awakening, and Utopian communities to American identity
j. Resistance to reform and inclusion through restrictions on African American, immigrant, and Indian liberties
k. The growth of an American identity in literature and art and architecture
l. How free and enslaved African Americans promoted abolition and inclusion
m. The nature of the technological revolution and its impact on workers and business owners as well as upon migration patterns internally and internationally
n. The emergence of new technologies in transportation, communication, manufacturing and agriculture
o. The ideas of the “American System” and the controversy over federally funded internal improvements, tariffs, and a national bank
p. How the “market revolution” helped grow a distinctive middle-class and transform family and gender roles
q. American political, military, and diplomatic efforts to create an international presence and stature for the United States
r. Actions and reactions by the federal and state governments as well as political parties over issues such as nullification
II. Text Reading: Selected sections of the following chapters
a. Chapter 8: Securing the Republic, 1790 - 1815 pp. 308-327
b. Chapter 9: The Market Revolution, 1800-1840
c. Chapter 10: Democracy in America, 1815-1840
e. Chapter 12: An Age of Reform, 1820-1840
Period 4 Notes

1_jeffersons_administration.pptx |

2_madison_monroe_era_of_good_feelings.pptx |

3_adams_to_jackson.pptx |

4_-_indian_removal_and_market_revolution.pdf |

5__rise_of_industry.ppt |

6_-_religious_revival_and_social_reform_and_womens_rights.pptx |

7_-_the_american_renaissance.pptx |

unit_4_notes_starting_2015.pdf |

hudson_river_school.ppt |
Review Materials

ibapushjeffersontojacksonreview09.ppt |

unit_4_review_2011.pptx |

unit_4_study_guide_2014_15.pdf |
Unit Activities

the_presidential_election_of_1800_-_article.docx |

the_presidential_election_of_1800_-_questions.docx |

marshall_court_group_activity.docx |

the_great_chief_justice_-_brian_mcginty.pdf |
Multimedia
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Test Remediation Media
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