Forming+a+Nation

=Forming a Nation=


 * Topics:**
 * President Washington
 * Article of Confederation
 * Land Ordinance and Northwest Ordinance
 * Shay's Rebellion
 * Federal System
 * Electoral College
 * Three Branches of Government
 * Constitution
 * Federalist Essays
 * Bill of Rights
 * National Bank
 * Whiskey Rebellion
 * French Revolution
 * Jay's Treaty
 * XYZ Affair
 * Alien and Sedition Acts
 * President Jefferson
 * Nullification Acts
 * Marbury v Madison
 * Louisiana Purchase
 * Lewis and Clark
 * War of 1812


 * Big Questions:**
 * Pretending that you were there in 1787, describe the pros and cons of the federal system at that time.
 * Analyze the government established by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Which elements remain important today and which seem more for that immediate time period?
 * Explain the differences between the early political parties - Federalists and Democratic-Republicans - and how those differences played out before and after the election of 1800.
 * Which presidential election from 1792 to 1868 was the most important, or interesting, and why?
 * Make the case for, or against, a national bank, both in the early years of the country and now.
 * Describe the impacts of the physical expansion of the US in the early 1800s and the War of 1812.

Other:
 * Webster dedicates the Bunker Hill Memorial and proclaims his generation's duty as one of preservation, defense, and enlargement. This is an excerpt from his lengthy speech in 1825.
 * eMedia Video: // American Experience: The Duel // . (Between Hamilton and Burr) (56 minutes long)