Jeffersonian Era
CHAPTER 8
Essential Question:
How did the events of the Jefferson Era strengthen the nation?
Expectations for Learning
#8. Explain how the actions of early presidential administrations established a strong federal government, provided peaceful transitions of power and repelled a foreign invasion.
#9. Describe how the United States added to its territory through treaties and purchases.
All Units Include:
#1. Primary and secondary sources are used to examine events from multiple perspectives and to present and defend a position.
#13. Modern and historical maps and other geographic tools are used to analyze how historic events are shaped by geography. Analyze the ways in which historical events are shaped by geography using modern and historical maps and other geographic tools.
#22. Choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences. Analyze how choices made by individuals, businesses and governments have both present and future consequences.
Section 1: Jefferson Becomes President
Section 2: The Louisiana Purchase