Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.20

SS24.6.20 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.6.20a

  Describe Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan for the new United States and explain how this became the foundation of capitalism in the country.

• SS24.6.20b

  Compare the arguments for and against the establishment of the National Bank as represented by differing interpretations of the Constitution.

• SS24.6.20c

  Compare Alexander Hamilton’s vision for an industrial United States to Thomas Jefferson’s agricultural vision.

• SS24.6.20d

  Describe the significance of the Election of 1800 as setting the precedent for a peaceful transition of power and the electoral reform the election produced.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students trace how disagreements over federal power and economic policy formed the Federalist and Democratic-Republican parties. They explain Hamilton’s debt and bank plans, then compare his support for industry with Jefferson’s farm-based vision. They explain how the 1800 election transferred power peacefully and led to new voting rules.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student connects paying state debts and creating a national bank to credit for privately owned businesses. They explain why Hamilton believed Congress could create a bank and Jefferson believed it could not. They describe how parties organized opposing views and how the 1800 tie led to separate electoral votes for president and vice president.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may confuse the Democratic-Republicans with today’s Republican Party. They may think the Constitution explicitly created a national bank. They may miss that Jefferson and Burr tied, forcing a House vote.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: “How did Hamilton and Jefferson use the Constitution to disagree about the bank, and what changed after the 1800 election?”

1. 01

   Give pairs debt, bank, factory, and farm cards; have them sort each under Hamilton or Jefferson and explain two choices.

2. 02

   Ask: “Could Congress create a bank if the Constitution does not name one?” Have students write Hamilton’s answer and Jefferson’s answer.

3. 03

   Play party match: read “support a national bank” and “protect state powers”; teams hold up Federalist or Democratic-Republican cards.

4. 04

   Show a sample modern presidential ballot listing a running mate; ask why electors cast separate votes for president and vice president after 1800.

• SS24.7.14b

  Trace the development of Greek city-states' political systems, including democracy, that influenced the governments of modern nations.

• SS24.US1.2

  Evaluate how events and issues from the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) to the ratification of the Constitution of the United States affected the developm...

• SS24.USG.10

  Outline major characteristics and functions of contemporary political parties in the United States, including the role of state and national conventions as well...

• SS24.US1.3a

  Identify and explain factors leading to the development of political parties, including the conflicting views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, George...