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The American Nation: A History of the United States ©2000
by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes
Focus Lesson 4
Chapter 6: "Jeffersonian Democracy"
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
- Jefferson's presidency
Key Components
- Instructor's Manual: pp. 54–62
- Study Guide, Vol. I: pp. 88–99
- Test Bank: pp. 90–106
Key Web Sites
Given the changing nature of the Internet, you may wish to preview these sites. Check the Online Companion Web site for updated links to U.S. history sites.
- National Archives: Louisiana Purchase
- Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.
- The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Key Words and Terms
- writ of mandamus
- Twelfth Amendment
- Marbury v. Madison
- Louisiana Purchase
- Chesapeake incident
- Nonintercourse Act
- John Marshall
- Barbary pirates
- Essex Junto
- Sacajawea
- impressment
- Judiciary Act of 1789
- Judiciary Act of 1801
- Continental System
- Embargo Act
- Aaron Burr
- John Pickering
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Lewis and Clark
- Zebulon Pike
Suggested Pacing
Allow one week to teach this chapter.
Test Strategy
Many of the essays a student will be asked to write for the AP* exam are expository in nature. Exposition informs the reader. A piece of expository writing presents, explains, or defines information, or gives instructions. An essay prompt on the AP* exam may ask students to compare and contrast events, or to explain a cause-and-effect relationship. Expository writing is objective and factual. It does not call for a student's opinion or for a persuasive tone, but it does require that students present facts and details to support the thesis statement. The Test Bank presents a number of suggestions for essays; it might be useful to duplicate some of them and have students determine which prompts call for expository essays and what type (definitional, explanatory, presentational).
Key Concepts
- The national economy
A major concept that first arose in Chapter 5 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 (also known as the Democratic-Republicans) who supported Jefferson against the Federalists, backers 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 independent judiciary
The creation and functioning of an independent judiciary are often the subject of questions on the AP* test. Chapter 6 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. An excerpt from Marbury v. Madison is given in the Instructor's Manual on p. 61 and could provide the framework for a class discussion on the topic.
Summing Up Student Understanding
This chapter presents an opportunity to have students practice their essay writing. Several extended essay topics are listed in the Test Bank on p. 106. Duplicate and distribute the following sheet and present it as one way students might approach writing the essays. (You might work with the English/Language Arts Department in your school to have the English/Language Arts teachers reinforce this process.)
Essay Writing Skills Introduction
The number, order, and nature of these paragraphs will be determined by the organizational list in the introduction. Each paragraph should contain the following:
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
You might also find these additional readings useful in developing students' background knowledge or for DBQ activities:
- The Power of Words: Vol. I to 1877, edited by Breen—Chapter 9