Sub Plans for October 27, 2015

1. Please complete Early Homespun DBQ packet
2. Chapter 15 Reading Questions (starts with the question, "What led to the outbreak of the Second Great Awakening??")
3. We will discuss foreign policy/marshall court/Industrial Revolution on Thursday in class!!

Prezi link. What should I do with the foreign policy and marshall court handouts?

Prezi Link

Foreign Policy Handout: after completing the handout do the following:

1. Label which events are positive and which are negative.
2. Make list of any trends you see emerge regarding American foreign policy after the first 35 years as a republic. 
3. Is American foreign policy (at this time) rooted in national interest or morality? Explain. 

Marshall Court - after using chapter 12/14 to complete the handout, do the following task:

1. "Marshall defined the role of the supreme court, extended power of national government, and confirmed the intentions of the Federalists in drafting the Constitution." Assess the validity of this statement using at least 2 examples from past Marshall Court decisions. For each example provide strong interpretative commentary as to how or why this court case supports your thesis. 

*hint: assess the validity means you need to be explicit as to whether or not you support this statement or not BEFORE you start discussing court decisions! 

Both assignments need to be completed by end of class on Tuesday. (Note: you will also have ch. 15 reading questions in class on Tuesday, so manage your time appropriately!) 

Homework for 10/8

Read Chapter 11

Period 4 Unit Guide - remember to do vocabulary each night!

Articles of Confederation v. Constitution (2nd Half)

Type of Government: firm union of people

Mode of Ratification: ratification by three-fourths of state conventions or legislatures

Legislative Branch: bicameral legislature

Mode of Representation, Election, and Term in Office of Legislature: Senate and a House of Representatives; two senators represent each state, each senator with one vote; senators chosen by state legislatures until 17th amendment in 1913; one representative to the House for every 30k people in 1788, each representative with one vote; representatives chosen by a direct vote of the people for two-year terms

Executive Branch - one, separate executive branch, elected by the electoral college for four year term, no term limits until the 22nd amendment in 1951

Judicial Branch - separate Supreme Court and inferior courts established by Congress (Judiciary Act of 1789)

Taxes - Congress has the power to collect taxes; bills for raising revenue originate in the House

Sticky Note Questions - 10/6/15

1. What was the Land Ordinance of 1785?law passed by Congress that allowed the sales of land in the Northwest Territory and set up standards for land sale that became precedents. Among them was the idea of selling mile-square sections of land.  


2. What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? For the large territory lying between the great lakes and the Ohio river, the congress passed an ordinance(Law) that set the rules for creating new states. The northwest Ordinance granted limited self-government to the development territory and prohibited slavery in the region

3. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:
a. Each state had only one vote
b. amendments needed all 13 states 
c. Congress could not levy taxes 
d. Congress could not control interstate or foreign trade 
e. No executive or judicial branch 

4. Brief Explanation of the Whiskey Rebellion:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwenAlLvbFY

5. Why did Jefferson and Madison want to focus strictly on states rights when Hamilton makes a proposition about the U.S. Bank? This is more a debate on how to interpret the Constitution. Jefferson and Madison believe in a "strict interpretation"  of the Constitution - this means that the Federal Government can only act on the powers that are explicitly stated in the document. (hint: National Bank is not in there) Hamilton and the Federalists rely on a "loose interpretation" of the Constitution, stating that the necessary and proper clause/implied powers allows for the Federal Government to create the National Bank 

6. What was Hamilton's reasoning for attempting to acquire  a national debt? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=notJuFGXQ9w

7. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: pushes for separation of Church and State. Financial support and church attendance is voluntary. 

8. Context surrounding Jay's Treaty?: The United States had taken issue with the fact that the British still had troops in the Old Northwest Territory and were infringing upon their rights to freedom of the seas as a neutral nation (with the impressment of their sailors) 

9. Strengths of Articles of Confederation: 
      a.To declare war and make peace.
     b To coin and borrow money
     c To detail with foreign countries and sign treaties
    d To operate post offices

10. Didn't the Sedition Act infringe on the freedom of speech? Ask Jefferson or Madison? Yes - hence  the VA/KY Resolutions Ask a Federalist? No

11. Differences between Federalists and Democratic Republicans: http://faculty.polytechnic.org/gfeldmeth/chart.feddr.pdf

Essay Question - Historical Period 3 Test (10/8)

Evaluate the relative importance of the following factors in prompting the Americans to rebel in 1776:

1. parliamentary taxation 
2. restrictions on civil liberties 
3. British military measures 
4. the legacy of colonial religious and political ideas 

Discussion Questions for Chapter 10 (October 6th)

Chapter Summary

The period between 1785 and 1800 was one of the most politically productive in American history.  During these fifteen years, the nation, guided by some of the most talented men in its history, reorganized itself under a new framework of government and then struggled to define¾for itself as well as for others¾just what had been created.  It was a period marked by the rise of a party that called itself Federalist, although the philosophy it espoused was, as its opponents were quick to point out, more "nationalist" in emphasis.  Arguing that in order to prosper, the United States had best follow the economic and political example of Great Britain, these Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, injected foreign policy into domestic differences and set the stage for one of the earliest and most serious assaults by the government on individual civil liberties.  Seeing their less elitist, pro-agriculture Republican opponents as supporters of the enemy in an undeclared war with France, the Federalists set out to suppress dissent and those who promoted it.  The Federalist assault on liberties brought a swift response and so heightened tensions that many feared that the nation could not survive.  It was against this background that a shift of power occurred.  By end of the decade, the Federalists, who had been the moving force for so many years, were clearly losing ground to the Republicans.  This meant that if wounds were to be healed and divisions mended, it would have to be done by the man many believed to be the personification of all that separated the two groups¾Thomas Jefferson.

Discussion Questions

1.      What were Hamilton’s motives for proposing his plans for taxation, assumption, and currency regulation? What was it in his motives that so upset Jefferson and Madison? Compare and contrast the political, economic, and social philosophies of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Explain the sort of nation each wished to create.

2.      George Washington is highly regarded by most historians as a successful president. Is his reputation deserved? Make a case for or against this assertion.

3.      During the "Federalist Era," events in other countries did much to shape political party growth and domestic policy. Look at American relations with England, Spain, and France, analyze how these relations affected the two political parties that emerged during this period, and explain the way the government responded to this foreign influence on the parties.