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You and your partners have three different documents. You will each need to read your document and then summarize it for your partners to answer the questions below.
The United States must concentrate only on American interests, and while the country ought to be friendly and open its commerce to all nations, it should avoid becoming involved in foreign wars.
-George Washington
Based on the quotes of your group members, what was President Washington’s advice in his Farewell Address in 1796? ________________________________________________________________
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One reason President George Washington called for a policy of neutrality in the 1790s was to
(1) improve his popularity among Federalist voters
(2) avoid United States participation in European wars
(3) gain support for the development of a United States navy
(4) enforce the Treaty of Alliance with France
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What do YOU think? |
Our desire to gain more territory Does go against / Does NOT go against his warning because ____________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ |
Does our desire to gain more territory go against his warning?
Circle one!
As a group,look at Resource 1 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Document 1 |
strict interpretation noun a literal interpretation of a statute or document Loose interpretation noun aa broad interpretation of a statute or document by a court. |
Based on the reading of Document 1 by all of your partners, did Thomas Jefferson believe in a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution? __________________
Based on the reading of Document 1 by all of your partner, was Jefferson in support of the creation of a national bank by the federal government? _________________
What is one piece of evidence to support your assertion in the previous answer?
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Document 2 |
“It is not denied that there are implied well as express powers, and that the former are as effectually delegated as the latter.” – Alexander Hamilton |
Based on what you learned in Document 1 about loose and strict interpretation of the constitution and the reading of your partner’s documents, did Alexander Hamilton believe in a strict or loose interpretation of the Constitution? ___________
What is a quote from Document 2 (can be from any of your partners) that proves your assertion above?
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As a group,look at Resource 2 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
What do YOU think? |
What are two geographic features that would make President Thomas Jefferson consider buying this territory from France? 1. _______________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________________________ |
Hmmm.. Why would we want this territory?
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Document 3 |
"It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; and saying to him when of age, I did this for your own good." -Thomas Jefferson |
After discussing your partner’s Document 3, did Thomas Jefferson support the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory? _______________________________________
What is a quote from Document 3 (can be from any of your partners) that proves your assertion above?
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Look back to your answer to Document 1 about Thomas Jefferson’s belief of how to interpret the Constitution. Did you indicate he had a loose or strict interpretation of the Constitution? _______________
Does your answer to whether or not he supported the purchase of the Louisiana Territory match up with his interpretation of the Constitution? ________________
Justify the assertion you just made with one piece evidence: _____________________
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Which statement describes an effect of the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?
(1) The size of the United States was doubled.
(2) The boundary with Mexico was finally established.
(3) The Northwest Territory became part of the United States.
(4) The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States.
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As a group,look at Resource 2 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
What do YOU think? |
What are two benefits for the United States, now that we own this territory? 1. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. __________________________________________________________________________________ What are two challenges for the United States, now that we own this territory? 1. __________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________________________________ |
As a group,look at Resource 3 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Map Skills |
According to Resource 3, what present day states were either wholly or in part of the Louisiana Territory? 1. _____________________________ 6. ______________________________ 11. __________________________ 2._____________________________ 7. ______________________________ 12. __________________________ 3._____________________________ 8. ______________________________ 13. __________________________ 4._____________________________ 9. ______________________________ 14. __________________________ 5._____________________________ 10. ______________________________ |
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Document 4 |
Southerners dominated the highest federal offices in the early United States, as Virginians held the Presidency thirty-two of the first thirty-six years of the nation’s history. Northerners resented this dominance and sectional tensions simmered until they threatened to boil over in 1820 when James Tallmadge included the below amendment to Missouri’s application for statehood. |
Based on a reading of Document 4 by all partners, what was the controversy in Missouri in 1819?
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Document 5 |
In 1820, amid growing sectional tensions over the issue of slavery, the U.S. Congress passed a law that admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery from the remaining Louisiana Purchase lands located north of the 36º 30’ parallel. |
According to a reading of Document 5 by all partners, what were the three provisions (parts) of the Missouri Compromise?
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
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As a group,look at Resource 4 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
After evaluating and discussing what you observe in Resource 4 with your partners, what was the outcome of the Missouri Compromise?
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3. The map illustrates the impact on the United States of the
(1) Great Compromise (3) Missouri Compromise
(2) Dred Scott decision (4) Emancipation Proclamation
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“President Jackson Vetoes Bill Rechartering Bank of United States”
“Taney Court Overturns Missouri Compromise”
“Senate Approves NATO Treaty”
1. Which concept is best illustrated by these headlines?
(1) federalism (3) direct democracy
(2) checks and balances (4) westward expansion
2. Which Compromise saw the admission of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state?
(1) Great Compromise (3) 3/5 Compromise
(2) Missouri Compromise (4) Electoral College Compromise
As a group,look at Resource 5 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Map Skills |
Which hemisphere is the United States in? _________________________________________________ Which hemisphere is Europe in? ____________________________________________________________ |
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“We hereby warn European nations that the United States will not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs.” -James Monroe
After you consider James Monroe’s quotes on all of your partner’s papers, what was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
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What do YOU think? |
Do you think that President Trump could issue a declaration that certain countries have to stay out of the Western Hemisphere in 2019? Talk about it with your partners and then construct an answer. If you disagree, that is fine, but defend your opinions. Yes or No (Circle one) I think this because _________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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1. Which presidential action was most consistent with the ideas presented by
President George Washington in his Farewell Address?
(1) President James Monroe’s proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823
(2) President James Polk’s policy toward Mexico in 1846
(3) President William McKinley’s request for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898
(4) President George H. W. Bush’s decision to engage in the Persian Gulf War in 1990
2. What was a common goal of the Proclamation of Neutrality (1793), the
Embargo Act (1807), and the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
(1) forcing Great Britain to grant independence to Canada
(2) avoiding conflicts with European nations
(3) providing wartime aid to European nations
(4) encouraging independence movements in Latin America
3. One important goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
(1) reduce trade barriers between the United States and African nations
(2) establish United States colonies and naval bases in the Caribbean
(3) provide military assistance to help the Philippines gain independence from Spain
(4) prevent former colonial powers from taking over Latin American nations
Based on what you know so far, what is evidence that the Civil War was inevitable. | Based on what you know so far, what is evidence that the Civil War was NOT inevitable. |
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Check Sheet Unplugged Task 1 ______/ 125 | |||||
Me | Murat | Item | Me | Murat | Item |
| | George Washington | | | Document 5 |
| | Pg 1 MC | | | Resource 4 |
| | Resource 1 WDYT? | | | Pg 7 MC |
| | Document 1 | | | Pg 8 MC |
| | Document 2 | | | Resource 5 |
| | Resource 2 WDYT? | | | Monroe Quote |
| | Document 3 | | | Pg 9 WDYK? |
| | Pg 4 MC | | | Pg 10 MC |
| | Resource 2 (page5) | | | Evidence Chart |
| | Resource 3 | | | Reflection |
| | Document 4 | | /15 | Conferences 1-3 |
Reflection | |
Process | Which emoji(s) describe your team’s effort on this task. Explain why you chose That (those) emoji(s). |
Process | One thing I could improve upon for this task was |
Content | I feel I was able/wasn’t able to grasp the majority of this content because |
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As a group,look at Resources 6 & 7 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Map Skills |
What are three NY cities located along the canal? 1. ______________________________ 2. ___________________________ 3. ____________________________ What geographic features do you notice that are connected to the canal 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ |
Map Skills | |
Google Maps | Use your phone or a Chromebook to access Google Maps. One partner needs to determine It is ______________ miles from Endwell to Oswego (one stop on the canal) Another partner needs to determine It is ______________ miles from Endwell to Rochester (one stop on the canal) Another partner needs to determine It is ______________ miles from Endwell to Buffalo (one stop on the canal) Share your answers with your partners when you are done. |
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Document 6 |
New York City’s population quadrupled between 1820 and 1850. Financing of the Erie Canal’s construction allowed the city to eclipse Philadelphia as the country’s most important banking center. |
After each of your partners share their document about the Erie Canal, indicate three impacts the canal had on the US.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
1. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important to the development of the
nation because it
(1) linked the industrial centers of the North and the South
(2) allowed the United States Navy to defend the Great Lakes
(3) forced the Spanish to sell Florida to the United States
(4) increased trade between the East Coast and the Midwest
More Questions on Next Page
1. ______________________________________________________________________
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2. ______________________________________________________________________
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2. Based on the map, the Erie Canal and Hudson
River contributed directly to the
(1) decisions to restrict immigration
(2) rapid increase in population in upstate New York
(3) settlement of New England
(4) acquisition of land from Canada
3. Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because
it
(1) linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast
(2) helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory
(3) stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley
(4) increased trade with Asia
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Document 7 |
Jackson was elected the seventh president of the United States in 1828. Known as the "people's president," Jackson destroyed the Second Bank of the United States, founded the Democratic Party, supported individual liberty and instituted policies that resulted in the forced migration of Native Americans. |
After each of your partners share their document about President Andrew Jackson, indicate three notable actions you should remember about him
1. ___________________________________________________________________
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2. ___________________________________________________________________
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3. ___________________________________________________________________
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Document 8 |
Annexation: adding to something larger, especially the incorporation of new territory into the domain of a city, country, or state Annexation was approved by the Texas and U.S. congresses in 1845, and the transfer of authority from the republic to the state of Texas took place in 1846. One unique feature of the annexation agreements was a provision permitting Texas to retain title to its public lands. |
After all your partners read and share their Document 8, explain how Texas becomes part of the US. Be specific.
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As a group,look at Resource 8 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Based on your analysis of Resource 8, as of 1846, what territories are part of the US?
1. _________________________________ 4. __________________________________
2. _________________________________ 5. __________________________________
3. _________________________________
Document 9 |
Man·i·fest Des·ti·ny- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. President James K. Polk, who believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. |
After all your partners read and share their Document 9, identify three causes of the Mexican- American War.
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
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Document 10 |
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a peace treaty signed on the 2nd of February, 1848, at the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo (presently known as Gustavo A. Madero, D.f). The signing of this treaty ended the war between the United States and Mexico. By the treaty’s terms, Mexico ceded 1.36 million square kilometers (525,000 square miles) of its territory to the United States in exchange for $15 million US dollars. America also agreed to take over $3.25 million US dollars in debts Mexican owed to American Citizens. |
After all your partners read and share their Document 10, identify three outcomes of the Mexican- American War.
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
1. With what country did the US have a dispute over Texas?
2. In the 1840s, westward expansion was justified by a belief in
(1) laissez-faire (2) popular sovereignty (3) cultural pluralism (4) Manifest Destiny
3. Which quotation best represents the idea of Manifest Destiny?
(1) “American interests are best served by strict isolationism.”
(2) “The passage of protective tariffs will encourage industrial development.”
(3) “Immigration is the key to the nation’s economic growth.”
(4) “The United States has a duty to spread American ideals westward.”
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As a group,look at Resources 3&8 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
Based on your analysis of Resources 3&8, what states (or parts of states) came out of the Mexican Cession?
1. _________________________________ 5. __________________________________
2. _________________________________ 6. __________________________________
3. _________________________________ 7. __________________________________
4. _________________________________
Document 11 |
Divisions over slavery in territory gained in the Mexican-American (1846-48). War were resolved in the Compromise of 1850. It consisted of laws admitting California as a free state, creating Utah and New Mexico territories with the question of slavery in each to be determined by popular sovereignty, settling a Texas-New Mexico boundary dispute in the former’s favor, ending the slave trade in Washington, D.C., and making it easier for southerners to recover fugitive slaves. |
Based on the discussion with your partners about Document 11, what were five parts of the Compromise of 1850?
1. ______________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________
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Document 12 |
The Seneca Falls Convention was the first woman's rights convention in the United States. Held in July 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, the meeting launched the women’s suffrage movement, which more than seven decades later ensured women the right to vote. |
After all your partners read and share their Document 12, explain the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention.
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Map Skills | |
Google Maps | Use your phone or a Chromebook to access Google Maps. It is ______________ miles from Endwell to Seneca Falls, NY. |
As a group,look at Resource 9 (Laminated Sheet) and then discuss & answer the question below.
1. ______________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
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Document 13 |
The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments,[1] is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men—100 out of some 300 attendees at the first woman's rights convention to be organized by women. Held in Seneca Falls, New York, the convention is now known as the Seneca Falls Convention. The principal author of the Declaration was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who modeled it upon the United States Declaration of Independence. She was a key organizer of the convention along with Lucretia Coffin Mott, and Martha Coffin Wright. |
After all your partners read and share their Document 13, explain the significance of the Declaration of Sentiments.
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Which statement was included in the Declaration of Sentiments written at Seneca Falls in 1848?
(1) “. . . We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created
equal; . . .”
(2) “. . . I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me
death!”
(3) “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent, a new
nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created
equal. . . .”
(4) “. . . I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they
will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. . . .”
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Document 14 |
Bleeding Kansas, Bloody Kansas or the Border War was a series of violent civil confrontations in the United States between 1854 and 1861 which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas. |
Based on the discussion with your partners about Document 12,, what caused the need for the Kansas Nebraska Act?
_________________________________________________________________________
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So...was I free
or slave?
Based on the conversation with your partners regarding Dred Scott v. Sanford, answer the following questions:
1. What caused the court case? _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. What was the Court ruling? _______________________________________________
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Evidence that the Civil War was inevitable. | Evidence that the Civil War was NOT inevitable. |
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1. __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
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There are 35 multiple choice questions and 5 documents on this assessment.
1. How does geography impact the development of an area?
2. Describe the relationship between the British and the American colonies prior to the
Revolutionary War. Give examples in your description.
3. Put the following in chronological order
4. What are three early attempts at representative government?
5. What was the Northwest Ordinance and why was it significant?
6. Why are the English Bill of Rights and Magna Carta significant in the development of our country?
7. What is mercantilism and why is it significant?
8. Why was Thomas Paine’s publication significant?
9. How was John Locke’s social contract theory significant?
10. What were the Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise?
11. What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and why were they significant?
12. What was the border of the US prior to the Louisiana Purchase?
13. Why is John Peter Zenger significant in US History?
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14. What was the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?
15. What was the Declaration of Independence?
16. What is significant about judicial review?
17. What is the unwritten constitution and what are two examples?
18. What was the main disagreement between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
19. Why are the amending process and elastic clause significant?
20. What influence did Locke, Rousseau and de Montesquieu have on the founding fathers?
21. What is a strict interpretation of the Constitution and what is an example?
22. What is a loose interpretation of the Constitution and what are two examples?
23. What are checks and balances and what are two examples?
24. What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
25. What is the Monroe Doctrine and why is it significant?
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Reflection | |
Process | Which emoji(s) describe your team’s effort on this task. Explain why you chose That (those) emoji(s). |
Process | One thing I could improve upon for this task was |
Content | I feel I was able/wasn’t able to grasp the majority of this content because |
| I worked better with my first group/this group (circle one) because |
Apply |
After reviewing my evidence chart from Part 1 (first unplugged document) and this evidence chart, I believe the Civil War was Inevitable or Could Have Been Prevented (Circle One) The two most compelling reasons (explain them) I have as evidence of my assertion are 1. ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 2. ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ |
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Check Sheet | |||||
Me | Murat | Item | Me | Murat | Item |
| | Resources 6&7 | | | Document 13 |
| | Map Skills page 11 | | | Pg 19MC |
| | Document 6 | | | Document 14 |
| | Pg 12 MC | | | Dred Scott v. Sanford |
| | Pg 13 MC | | | Evidence Chart |
| | Document 7 | | | Reflection |
| | Document 8 | | | Conference 4 |
| | Resource 8 | | | Conference 5 |
| | Document 9 | | | Conference 6 |
| | Document 10 | | | Class Notes Day 1 |
| | Pg 16 MC | | | Class Notes Day 2 |
| | Resource 3&8 | | | Class Notes Day 3 |
| | Document 11 | | | Apply Section |
| | Document 12 | | | Review Sheet (10 pts) |
| | Map Skill page 18 | | | Name on Front Page |
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