Today's Learning Target:
I can compare and contrast the ideas of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, and I can analyze the degree to which each impacted the development of the United States.

Today's Activity:
Use the information provided here to complete the Hamilton vs. Jefferson Comparison Chart, then explain which argument you find most compelling.

Learning Target:
I can discuss the social, political, & economic challenges facing the new nation; & I can evaluate the government’s success in dealing with each. 

Critical Vocabulary:
George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Bill of Rights, Virginia Declaration of Rights, “The First Report on the Public Credit,” “Elastic Clause,” Strict Interpretation, Broad Interpretation, Bank of the United States, Excise Tax, Whiskey Rebellion, Federalists, Democratic-Republicans, Neutrality Proclamation, Citizen Edmond Genêt, Jay’s Treaty, Pinckney’s Treaty, Little Turtle, General ‘Mad Anthony’ Wayne, Battle of the Fallen Timbers, Treaty of Greenville, Farewell Address, “The XYZ Affair,” Alien and Sedition Acts, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, Election of 1800, Twelfth Amendment

Today's Learning Target:
I can evaluate the degree to which the Constitution embodied the principles of the American Revolution.

Today's Activity:

Today's Learning Target:
I can summarize the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and I can evaluate the degree to which they were a reaction to the colonists' experiences with Great Britain.

Today's Activities:

• Articles of Confederation Notes
• Shays' Rebellion Activity