UNIT 3

EARLY REPUBLIC

GSE STANDARDS FOR UNIT 3: Early Republic

SSUSH6 Analyze the challenges faced by the first five presidents and how they responded.

a. Examine the presidency of Washington, including the precedents he set. b. Explain the presidency of John Adams including the Sedition Act and its influence on the election of 1800. c. Explore Jefferson’s expansion of presidential power including the purchase and exploration of the Louisiana Territory. d. Explain James Madison’s presidency in relation to the War of 1812 and the war’s significance in the development of a national identity. e. Explain James Monroe’s presidency in relation to the Monroe Doctrine.

SSUSH7 Investigate political, economic, and social developments during the Age of Jackson.

a. Explain Jacksonian Democracy, including expanding suffrage, the Nullification Crisis and states’ rights, and the Indian Removal Act. b. Explain how the North, South, and West were linked through industrial and economic expansion including Henry Clay and the American System. c. Explain the influence of the Second Great Awakening on social reform movements, including temperance, public education, and women’s efforts to gain suffrage. d. Explain how the significance of slavery grew in American politics including slave rebellions and the rise of abolitionism.

UNIT 3 VOCAB