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Out of Many: A History of the American People ©2000

by Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, and Armitage

Focus Lesson 7

Chapter 9: "An Agrarian Republic, 1790–1824"

AP* Course Description

The Age of Jefferson, 1800–1816
- Jefferson's Presidency
  - Louisiana Purchase
  - Burr conspiracy
  - The Supreme Court under Marshall
  - Neutral rights, impressments, embargo
- James Madison
- War of 1812
  - Causes
  - Invasion of Canada
  - Hartford Convention
  - Conduct of the war
  - Treaty of Ghent
  - New Orleans
Nationalism and Economic Expansion
- James Monroe: Era of Good Feelings and the Monroe Doctrine
- Panic of 1819
- Settlement of the West
- Missouri Compromise

Key Components

Instructor's Manual: pp. 42–47
Study Guide, Vol. I to 1877: pp. 67–76
Documents Set, Vol. I to 1877: pp. 105–120
Test Item File: pp. 74–83

Key Web Sites

Given the changing nature of the Internet, you may wish to preview these sites. Always check PHSchool.com for updated links to U.S. history sites.

Key Words and Terms

Marbury v. Madison
Louisiana Purchase
Embargo Act
War of 1812

Treaty of Ghent
Panic of 1819
Missouri Compromise
Monroe Doctrine

Suggested Pacing

The period of time recommended for this chapter is approximately three class sessions on a block schedule of 90-minute periods or five sessions of 45-minute classes.

Test Strategy

You might want to remind students that approximately 50 percent of the multiple-choice questions deal with the period between 1790 and 1914. It is also more than likely that one of the essays will deal with this period.

Key Concepts

The national economy
A major concept that first arose in Chapter 8 is taken up in more detail in this chapter: what kind of economy will characterize the nation? The answer to that question is not simply an economic one but a political one as well. Working out that answer pitted the agrarian Republicans, or Democratic-Republicans, who followed Jefferson against the Federalists of John Adams. It is important that students understand the differences between the two parties and the effects of this controversy on national policies.
The War of 1812
Students should refer back to Washington's Farewell Address and his view of the danger of foreign entanglements to the stability of the new nation. Point out, however, that the War of 1812 once and for all established the United States as a nation among nations. By fighting the greatest military power in the world to a draw, the new nation ensured its sovereignty—even though it would have had to rely on that same military power should any European nation have tried to establish dominion in the Americas after the proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine.
States' rights, slavery, and expansion
These three themes—states' rights, slavery, and expansion—will continue as themes through much of the nineteenth century. Students should begin to track these themes in table form, noting the event, issue, or situation; its resolution; major actors; and legacy. Students should answer the question of whether the solution solved the problem or simply left the problem to solve another time. For the most part, they will find that no solution truly solved any issue related to states' rights and the extension of slavery, but only put it off or created a new problem for someone else to solve.

Summing Up Student Understanding

The importance of an independent judiciary is often the subject of questions on the AP* test. Chapter 9 lays the foundation for the importance of the Supreme Court, specifically the writings of Chief Justice John Marshall, in the development of United States history. Two important cases are discussed. Students should refer to pp. 107–109 of the Documents Set, Vol. I to 1877 for Marbury v. Madison and pp. 114–115 for McCulloch v. Maryland. The questions that accompany each selection could provide the framework for a class discussion or for individual essays.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

You might also find these additional readings useful in developing students' background knowledge or for DBQ activities:

American Issues: Vol. I to 1877, edited by Unger and Tomes—Chapter 8
The Power of Words: Vol. I to 1877, edited by Breen—Chapters 9 and 10

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