Alabama Social Studies SS24.US1.3
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Analyze the major policies and political developments of the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. 3a Identify and explain factors leading to the development of political parties, including the conflicting views of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s Farewell Address, and the election of 1800. 3b Analyze the development of economic infrastructure during the Early Republic, including the effects of Alexander Hamilton’s economic policies. 3c Explain the establishment of a national judiciary and its power, including the institution of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803). 3d Describe relations of the United States with Britain, France, and Native American nations from 1789 to 1812. 3e Analyze the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812, including the impact on Native Americans.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
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SS24.US1.3 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.
- 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...
- SS24.US1.3b
Analyze the development of economic infrastructure during the Early Republic, including the effects of Alexander Hamilton’s economic policies.
- SS24.US1.3c
Explain the establishment of a national judiciary and its power, including the institution of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803).
- SS24.US1.3d
Describe relations of the United States with Britain, France, and Native American nations from 1789 to 1812.
- SS24.US1.3e
Analyze the political and economic causes and consequences of the War of 1812, including the impact on Native Americans.
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What Students Need to Do
- Students compare Washington's neutrality, Adams's conflict with France, Jefferson's embargo, Madison's war, and Monroe's foreign policy. They explain why parties formed, how Hamilton's financial plans shaped the economy, and how courts gained power. They trace relations with Britain, France, and Native nations into the War of 1812.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can use the bank debate and election of 1800 to show why parties grew despite Washington's warning. They can explain how Marbury v. Madison established judicial review. They can connect trade disputes and Native alliances to the war, then describe Native land losses and Monroe's postwar policies.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Washington led a political party or that Jefferson and Hamilton agreed on the national bank. They may think Marbury v. Madison created the Supreme Court, rather than establishing judicial review of federal laws. They may blame the war only on British impressment and miss Native alliances and postwar land losses.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Explain one disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson about the national bank, then explain how Marbury v. Madison changed the court's role.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Hand pairs president name cards and event cards for the bank, election of 1800, Marbury, War of 1812, and Monroe Doctrine.
Ask: Did Washington's warning against parties fit the election of 1800? Use one Jefferson and Hamilton disagreement in a four sentence response.
Play a cause and effect match with British impressment, French seizures, Native resistance, the embargo, and War of 1812 outcomes.
Give students a printed summary of the 2023 Supreme Court student loan decision; ask how the court's power compares with Marbury.
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