Oklahoma Social Studies 5.C.7

5.C.7 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• 5.C.7.1

  Describe the presidential leadership of George Washington, including the

• 5.C.7.1.A

  creation of cabinet positions

• 5.C.7.1.B

  precedent of not seeking a third term

• 5.C.7.1.C

  read and discuss his Farewell Address.

• 5.C.7.2

  Identify the significant work of President John Adams, which

• 5.C.7.2.A

  ensured the new nation's ability to defend itself by strengthening the army and navy

• 5.C.7.2.B

  left a legacy of cautious foreign policy based on national interest.

• 5.C.7.3

  Explain the impact of President Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, including

• 5.C.7.3.A

  the purchase of Louisiana Territory and its effect on westward expansion

• 5.C.7.3.B

  geographic and scientific knowledge gained from the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition

• 5.C.7.3.C

  efforts to enter and maintain treaties with American Indian Nations.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students explain how Washington formed a cabinet, left office after two terms, and warned about foreign ties in his Farewell Address. They describe how Adams strengthened the army and navy while avoiding full war with France. They explain how the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark's findings, and Jefferson's treaty efforts with American Indian Nations shaped the growing country.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student can name a cabinet position and explain why Washington's choice to leave office after two terms mattered. They can connect Adams's military buildup and cautious approach to France. They can locate the Louisiana Purchase, name one plant or animal recorded by Lewis and Clark, and describe Jefferson's treaty efforts.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think Washington made the two-term limit a law. They may assume Adams went to full war with France because he expanded the military. They may call the Louisiana Purchase empty land, overlooking the American Indian Nations already living there.

04

How to Assess It

Give students a three-box exit ticket labeled Washington, Adams, and Jefferson. Ask them to write one leadership choice and its effect in each box.

1. 01

   Have pairs shade the Louisiana Purchase on a blank 1803 map, trace Lewis and Clark's route, and mark one recorded plant or animal.

2. 02

   Read a short excerpt from Washington's Farewell Address, then ask: 'How might its advice on foreign ties relate to Adams's decisions about France?'

3. 03

   Deal cards naming cabinet posts, a two-term precedent, a strengthened navy, a land purchase, treaty talks, and expedition records; students sort by president.

4. 04

   Compare a modern U.S. map with an American Indian homelands map; name one state within the Louisiana Purchase and a Nation with a homeland there.

• 8.C.2

  Examine key military and diplomatic events of the Revolutionary War that resulted in an independent nation.

• 8.C.6.3

  Examine the policies of President Thomas Jefferson by describing significant decisions to