Tasks:
- Introduce Period 4: 1800 - 1848
- Begin in 1800 because of Jefferson's election to office; end in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention.
- Unit is going to explore the big idea: The new republic struggled to define and extend democratic ideals in the face of rapid, economic, territorial, and demographic changes.
- Question for class: Was the Election of 1800 a revolution in American politics?
- Define criteria for an election to be "revolutionary"
- Election brings change to the laws
- Election brings change to society
- Election brings change in political power
- Identify the context of Jefferson's inaugural address
- Election of 1800 was contentious:
- People were becoming more dissatisfied with Federalist party
- hostility toward Hamilton's financial program
- anger about the Alien & Sedition Acts
- frustration over the federal government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion
- Federalists sought to smear Jefferson by claiming Jefferson had sexual relations with Sally Hemmings, his slave.
- Identify the goals Jefferson outlines for his presidency in his Inaugural Address.
- Categorize Jefferson's first domestic and foreign policy decisions as being aligned with Federalist goals or Republican goals.
- Return back to the question: Was the Election of 1800 a revolution in American politics?
Reminders:
- Research Project Questions due 10/21.
