4th six weeks overview
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© 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX
The year is 1789.The year is 1789.
The American The American Revolution has Revolution has recently been recently been won.won.
A new country with A new country with a new constitution a new constitution has been formed.has been formed.
17891789
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And you have just been elected the And you have just been elected the first president...first president...
of this infant of this infant nation.nation.
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How do you feel How do you feel as the first as the first president?president?
What immediate What immediate issues concern issues concern you?you?
Nervous at all?Nervous at all?
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George George Washington was Washington was honored to be honored to be chosen to lead chosen to lead the nation, but the nation, but he was also he was also apprehensive and apprehensive and overwhelmed.overwhelmed.
You probably You probably feel a lot like feel a lot like George George Washington did Washington did when he agreed when he agreed to be our first to be our first president.president.
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The The precedentsprecedents, or examples, he , or examples, he set- good or bad- would pave the set- good or bad- would pave the way for others to follow.way for others to follow.
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The early presidents of the United The early presidents of the United States had the awesome States had the awesome responsibility of setting good responsibility of setting good precedentsprecedents and building a strong and and building a strong and stable nation.stable nation.
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In “The New Republic” unit we will In “The New Republic” unit we will examine and evaluate how our examine and evaluate how our Founding Fathers handled issues and Founding Fathers handled issues and led the nation.led the nation.
Our focus will be on the following Our focus will be on the following precedent-setting presidents:precedent-setting presidents:
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Complete the issues and events Complete the issues and events webs on your student activity webs on your student activity sheets as we are introduced to sheets as we are introduced to our first five presidents. Write the our first five presidents. Write the events from the slides as titles on events from the slides as titles on your worksheet.your worksheet.
Take Take note!!!!note!!!!
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George WashingtonGeorge Washington
money/ debt money/ debt issuesissuesWhiskey RebellionWhiskey Rebellion
serving two serving two termsterms
using a using a cabinetcabinet
Farewell AddressFarewell Address
Political Political parties parties developeddeveloped
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John AdamsJohn Adams
FederalistFederalist
XYZ AffairXYZ Affair
Alien ActAlien Act
AbigailAbigail
Sedition ActSedition Act
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Thomas Thomas JeffersonJefferson
Louisiana Louisiana PurchasePurchase
Lewis and Lewis and ClarkClark Marbury v. Marbury v.
MadisonMadison
laissez fairelaissez faire
Democratic-Democratic-Republican Republican PartyParty
embargoembargo
Hands off!Hands off!
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James James MadisonMadison War of 1812War of 1812
DolleDolleyy
War HawksWar Hawks
TecumsehTecumseh
Battle of Battle of New OrleansNew Orleans
nationalismnationalism
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James James MonroeMonroe
Era of Good Era of Good FeelingsFeelings
Missouri Missouri CompromiseCompromiseFloridaFlorida
Monroe Monroe DoctrineDoctrine
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The visionary The visionary leadership of leadership of America’s America’s Founding Founding Fathers Fathers produced a produced a nation of nation of stability and stability and power.power.