Today's Agenda

Content Standards: HS.UH.I.UE.2
Gather information and evidence from credible sources representing a variety of perspectives relevant to compelling and/or supporting questions in U.S. history.
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Learning Target:
I can describe the social changes that took place in the United States following the War of 1812, & I can analyze their effects on the nation. 

Critical Vocabulary: First Party System, Loose vs. Strict  Construction, Elastic Clause, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, War of 1812, Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, American System, Henry Clay, Election of 1824, Second Party System, Democrats, Whigs, Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act, Nullification Crisis, John C. Calhoun, Bank War, Erie Canal, Cotton Gin, Telegraph, Factory System, Lowell Mills, Nativism, Know-Nothing Party, Abolition Movement, Frederick Douglass, Seneca Falls Convention, Declaration of Sentiments, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: Which political party (Whigs or Democrats) did most people in the North support in the years after the War of 1812? The South? How do you know?
2. Citizenship Question: What does the judicial branch do? 
   A. amends the Constitution and overturns laws 
   B. decides if a law goes against the Constitution 
   C. stipulates the number of Supreme Court Justices 
   D. provides legal advice to the President and his staff 
3. Guided Instruction: The Story of Us - Division
4. ​Reflection Question: What was it like to work in a Northern factory during this period? How did workers respind?