Alabama Social Studies SS24.6.20a
The Standard
- SS24.6.20
- Trace the development of the Federalist and Democratic-Republican political parties in the 1790s, and describe the role of political parties in the American political system.
Describe Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan for the new United States and explain how this became the foundation of capitalism in the country.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students describe plans to pay war debts, take on state debts, collect taxes, and set up a national bank. They explain how these steps built trust with investors and helped private businesses get loans.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can explain why the federal government took over state war debts and paid its creditors. They can connect reliable payments and a national bank to more lending and private investment.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students think Hamilton wanted to erase war debts instead of paying them. Others think the national bank gave everyone free money, or that his plan created private business from scratch.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, name two parts of Hamilton’s plan and explain how one could help a private business get money to grow.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs state debt cards and a federal ledger; have them move each debt to the federal column and identify who owes it now.
Ask students to write two sentences answering: Why would paying old war debts make lenders more willing to lend again?
Have students match cards labeled state debts, creditor payments, national bank, and import duties to cards describing each purpose.
Show a sample bakery loan form; ask how borrowing to buy an oven could help the owner earn a profit.
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