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​The First Five Presidents of the
​United States of America

textbooks:

Holt Chapter 6.7.8
​Teach TCI Online - Lesson 11, 12, and 13
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Essential Questions:

  • How did Washington and members of Congress establish a new national government that met the visions of Federalists and Republicans?   (Holt Chapter 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, TCI Lesson 11)
  • How did Alexander Hamilton establish the nations financial plan for government?  (Holt 6.2 and TCI Lesson 11)
  • What were the greatest challenges Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, and Madison faced during their presidencies and how did they overcome them? (Holt Chapters 6-7-8, and TCI Lessons 11-12-13)
  • To what extent should the United States have become involved in world affairs in the early 1800s? (Holt 6.3, 8.1, and TCI Lesson 12)
  • How did changes in American foreign policy and new styles of art and literature change ​what it mean to be an American in the early 1800s? (Holt 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, and TCI Lesson 13) 

History-Social Science California Content Standards:

  • 8.1 Students understand the major events preceding the founding of the nation and relate their significance to the development of American constitutional democracy.
  • 8.3.4 Understand how the conflicts between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton resulted in the emergence of two political parties (e.g., view of foreign policy, Alien andSedition Acts, economic policy, National Bank, funding and assumption of the revolutionary debt).
  • 8.3.5 Know the significance of domestic resistance movements and ways in which the central government responded to such movements (e.g., Shays’ Rebellion, the Whiskey Rebellion).
  • 8.4.1 Describe the country’s physical landscapes, political divisions, and territorial expansion during the terms of the first five presidents.
  • 8.4.2 Explain the policy significance of famous speeches (e.g., Washington’s Farewell Address, Jefferson’s 1801 Inaugural Address, John Q. Adams’s Fourth of July 1821 Address).
  • 8.4.4 Discuss daily life, including traditions in art, music, and literature, of early national America (e.g., through writings by Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper).
  • 8.5.1 Understand the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812 and know the major battles, leaders, and events that led to a final peace.
  • 8.5.2 Know the changing boundaries of the United States and describe the relationships thecountry had with its neighbors (current Mexico and Canada) and Europe, includingthe influence of the Monroe Doctrine, and how those relationships influenced westward expansion and the Mexican-American War.
  • 8.6.2 Outline the physical obstacles to and the economic and political factors involved in building a network of roads, canals, and railroads (e.g., Henry Clay’s American System).
  • 8.8.2 Describe the purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with westward expansion, including the concept of Manifest Destiny (e.g., the Lewis and Clark expedition, accounts of the removal of Indians, the Cherokees’ “Trail of Tears,” settlementof the Great Plains) and the territorial acquisitions that spanned numerous decades.


#1 Washington resources

  • George Washington and slavery
  • George Washington
  • George Washington & First Administration
  • Cabinet
  • George Washington- Domestic Issues
  • National Bank
  • Biography on White House Website
  • George Washington's Mt. Vernon - His Home
  • Biography on Ducksters
  • ​Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America
  • Hamilton & Jefferson 3 Issues:    Interactive  
  • Hamilton's Financial Plan
  • Slave Owner
  • The Whiskey Rebellion
  • The Whiskey Rebellion
  • The Whiskey Rebellion - Interactive Map
  • Washington's Farewell Address
  • Judiciary Act of 1789​
  • Battle of Fallen Timbers
  • Battle of Fallen Timbers
  • Treaty of Greenville - Ohio History
  • Treaty of Greenville
  • Treaty of Greenville
  • Native Americans and Violence in the West
  • Politics in Transition: Public Conflict in the 1790s
  • Trans-Atlantic Crisis: The French Revolution
  • Proclamation of Neutrality
  • Negotiating with the Superpowers - Jay's Treaty​
  • Jay's Treaty - Primary Documents
  • Span and US - Pinckney's Treaty
  • Pinckney's Treaty
  • Farewell Address

#2 Adams Resources

  • ​Election  of 1796 -Two Parties Emerge 
  • Electoral College Map & Election Details
  • Adams Presidency
  • Alien & Sedition Acts PBS
  • Alien & Sedition Acts
  • Life and Times of John Adams
  • Biography on White House Website
  • Biography on Ducksters
  • XYZ Affair - Adams Presidency
  • Alien & Sedition Acts​​

#3 Jefferson resources

  • Jefferson and slavery
  • Thomas Jefferson - timeline, quotes, etc. 
  • Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?​
  • Election of 1800
  • Jeffersonian Democracy
  • Westward Expansion: Louisiana Purchase
  • New National Capital: Washington D.C.
  • John Marshall's' Supreme Court: Marbury v Madison; Judicial Review
  • Gabriel's Rebellion: Another View of Virginia in 1800
  • Expanding Republic
  • Importance of the West
  • Exploration: Lewis and Clark
  • Embargo Act​
  • Biography on Ducksters
  • White House Biography
  • Monticello - His home - UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Jefferson Exhibition at Library of Congress
  • Marbury v Madison
  • Louisiana Purchase Ducksters
  • Louisiana Purchase Go Social Studies Go
  • The Louisiana Purchase​
  • Biographies of Lewis & Clark  on Ducksters
  • Timeline  of Lewis & Clark Exhibition
  • The Corps of Discovery - Lewis & Clark
  • interactive map and journals of Lewis & Clark​

#4 madison resources

  • Madison and slavery
  • Madison: Stories from Montpelier (his home)
  • Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War
  • ​Native American Resistance in the Trans-Appalachian West
  • War of 1812: A Second War for American Independence
  • Not Losing and Not Winning: End of War of 1812
  • White House Biography
  • Biography on Ducksters
  • Schmoop Resources: Biographies and videos 
  • War of 1812 - Ducksters
  • War of 1812 Go Social Studies Go
  • Four Main Causes of the War of 1812
  • The Battle of Fort McHenry through the eyes of Francis Scott Key
  • Treaty of Ghent
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#5 Monroe resources

  • Monroe and slavery
  • Timeline of his life
  • Social Change and National Development
  • Economic Growth and the Early Industrial Revolution
  • Cotton and African American Life
  • Religious Transformation and the Second Great Awakening​
  • Institutionalizing Religious Belief: The Benevolent Empire
  • New Roles for White Women
  • Early National Arts and Cultural Independence
  • ​The Era of Good Feelings and the Two-Party System
  • Biography on Ducksters
  • Monroe Doctrine on Ducksters
  • Monroe Doctrine

misc. Resources

  • Electing a President: Election Timeline 1789-2012
  • Review Launching the New Nation
  • Holt Chapter 7 Notes: Launching the New Nation
  • Shmoop Timeline of KEY Events - Great Review Tool
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  • Meet Mrs. Piguillem
  • World History Resources
    • 1st Semester >
      • Rome & Christendom 300-1200 CE
      • Europe After Fall of Rome >
        • Feudalism: Europe
        • Later Middle Ages
        • Black Death
      • SW Asia: Arabia & Islam
      • West African Empires
      • SOUTH ASIA: Gupta Empire, Hinduism, Buddhism
    • 2nd Semester >
      • East Asia >
        • China & Confucianism
        • Japan & Shintoism
        • Samurai Society
      • Civilizations of the Americas >
        • The Maya
        • The Aztec
        • The Inca
      • Renewal In Europe: The Impact of Ideas >
        • Renaissance
        • Reformation
        • Scientific Revolution
      • The Early Modern World >
        • The Age of Exploration
        • Enlightenment
    • World Religions & Cultural Beliefs >
      • Ancient African Beliefs
      • Buddhism
      • Christianity
      • Chinese Traditional Beliefs
      • Greek & Roman Mythology
      • Hinduism
      • Islam
      • Judaism
      • Mayan Beliefs
      • NeoConfucianism
      • Shinto (Japan)
      • Sikhism
      • Taoism
      • Viking Beliefs
  • AVID
  • Research Resources
    • Geography
    • Historical Thinking Skills
    • Links to Sources