Expectations of the Student

Identify major eras and events in U.S. history – early republic — describe its causes and effects

Describe major domestic problems facing the leaders of the new republic

Identify the foreign policy of presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812

Guiding Questions

How did Jefferson contribute to the territorial growth of the U.S. and the knowledge of the

western part of the continent?

What did the case of Marbury v. Madison do, and why was it important?

What economic and political factors contributed to conflict with Great Britain?

What were the major battles of the War of 1812, and why were their outcomes important?

How did America change as a result of the War of 1812?

Rocky Mountains

Judiciary Act of 1801

unconstitutional

judicial review

impressment

Embargo Act of

1807

War Hawk

Fort McHenry

Washington, D.C.

Essential Vocabulary

Election of 1800

Marbury v.

Madison (1803)

Louisiana

Purchase (1803)

Lewis and Clark

Expedition

(1804-1806)

War of 1812

Treaty of Ghent

Significant Events

Aaron Burr

Thomas

Jefferson

John

Marshall

Sacagawea

William

Clark

Meriwether

Lewis

Tecumseh

Andrew

Jackson

Francis

Scott Key

James

Madison

Dolley

Madison

Dates to Remember (Assignment dates subject to change)

GPERSIA Vocab—Thursday 01/09 (10 words-no pics)

Jefferson’s Presidency—Monday 01/13

Louisiana Purchase Map—Wednesday 01/15

War of 1812—Friday 01/17

Chronology Review—Tuesday 01/21

Ch. 10 People-Tuesday 1/21

Unit Test—Wednesday 01/22

Geography Quiz #3—Thursday 01/30

Essential People

The Jefferson Era

Chapter 10