Alabama Social Studies SS24.US1.3a
The Standard
- SS24.US1.3
- Analyze the major policies and political developments of the presidencies of George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe.
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.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how disagreements over a national bank and federal power split leaders into rival parties. They connect Washington's warning about parties to the election of 1800.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can identify Hamilton as a Federalist who backed a national bank and Jefferson as a Democratic-Republican who opposed it. They can explain Washington's concern about party loyalty and describe the transfer of power from Adams's party to Jefferson's.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Hamilton ran against Jefferson in 1800. Jefferson ran against John Adams, then tied with Aaron Burr in the electoral vote. Some also think Washington founded a party because he spoke about them.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Name the parties aligned with Hamilton and Jefferson. Explain how their bank dispute connects to Washington's warning and the election of 1800.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs policy cards about the national bank and federal power; have them place each card on a Hamilton or Jefferson mat.
Post a short excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address and ask students whether the 1800 election supported his warning.
Play a card match: pair Federalists and Democratic-Republicans with their bank positions, then match Adams and Jefferson to their parties.
Show a sample presidential ballot; have students circle party labels and write one way parties still organize choices for voters.
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