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Unit Guide

THE CONSTITUTION: HANDBOOK FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Realizing their first attempt at government is too weak to deal with problems of the new nation, the founding fathers gather in Philadelphia to construct the blueprints for American democracy: the Constitution.
KEY TOPICS
  • ​Virginia/New Jersey Plan
  • Great Compromise
  • 3/5s Compromise
  • Federalist Papers published
  • Bill of Rights
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WASHINGTON AND THE YOUNG REPUBLIC
Washington, the first president of the United States under the newly formed Constitution, lays the foundations of the executive branch while dealing with problems both foreign and domestic.
KEY TOPICS​​
  • Washington sets up the executive branch
  • Whiskey Rebellion
  • formation of political parties
  • Proclamation of Neutrality 1793
  • Washington's Farewell Address
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ADAMS AND JEFFERSON
Adams and the Federalists feud with Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans.  However, dealing with problems abroad will bring out the worst and best of these two men and help set the course of America.
KEY TOPICS​
  • ​XYZ Affair
  • Alien and Sedition Acts
  • Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Louisiana Purchase
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WAR OF 1812
After years of problems and grievances unresolved, America's relationship with Britain deteriorates into a war, invoking a strong sense of nationalism in America that will solidify America's independence and help destroy a political party.
KEY TOPICS​
  • ​Bombing of Ft. McHenry
  • Hartford Convention
  • Battle of New Orleans
  • invention of the cotton gin
  • American System
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