Goal 1 - The New Nation
The New Nation (1789-1820) - The learner will identify, investigate, and assess the effectiveness of the institutions of the emerging republic.
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Objective 1.01
Objective 1.02
Objective 1.03
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1.01 Identify the major domestic issues and conflicts experienced by the nation during the Federalist Period. 1.02 Analyze the political freedoms available to the following groups prior to 1820: women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans, and other ethnic groups. 1.03 Assess commercial and diplomatic relationships with Britain, France, and other nations.
- Establishment of federal power and supremacy over the states - Development of the first two-party system - Strict & Loose Interpretation of Constitution
* Judiciary Act of 1789 * Bill of Rights * Hamilton�s Economic Plan * Whiskey Rebellion * Democratic-Republican Party * Federalist Party * Election of 1800 * Midnight Judges * Laissez-faire * Marbury v. Madison, (1803) * John Marshall * Louisiana Purchase * Alien & Sedition Acts * Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions * Hartford Convention (1814) * Nullification * Tariff * Washington�s Farewell Address
- Conflicts with American Indians - The status of slavery during The Federalist Era - The place of women in the society - The disparities between classes in the new nation
* Suffrage requirements * Tecumseh * Cotton Gin * Eli Whitney * �Necessary Evil� * Emancipation * Treaty of Greenville 1796 * Abigail Adams
* XYZ Affair * Convention of 1800 * Impressment of seamen * Embargo Act 1807 * President Washington�s Proclamation of Neutrality * President Washington�s Farewell Address * War Hawks * War of 1812 * Battle of New Orleans * Treaty of Ghent * Adams-Onis Treaty * Jay�s Treaty * Pinckney�s Treaty
- Early Foreign Policy - The failure of peaceful coercion - Freedom of the high seas and shipping rights - The impact of European events on United States foreign policy