8th Grade SS Debate Resources
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Topic: Compelling question for the unit: Can conflict be constructive?
How is conflict related to the early development of the United States? Was it constructive or not?
Dates for research: 1796 - 1836
Graphic Organizer for Research from Ms. Durbin -- Make yourself a copy (File menu and Make a Copy)
Recommended databases for research:
Kentucky Virtual Library -- If asked for a password, it is located on Mrs. Brewer's NTI Canvas page.
Britannica Annuals of American History
Britannica School - General encyclopedia
Explora for Middle School - searches encyclopedias, articles, and ebooks.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - use to combine searches (Example- War of 1812 & John Adams)
**** Wikipedia can not be used as a reference.
**** Don't forget about texts and information from your classwork.
What was going on during this time? Here is a list of some events that may help to back up your opinion. You are welcome to research others. Look up several of these events to see how they support your opinion.
1796 – Tennessee becomes the 16th state
1796 – Treaty of Tripoli
1796 – John Adams is elected president, Thomas Jefferson vice president
1798 – Alien and Sedition Acts
1798 – the Quasi-War starts
1798 and 1799 – Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
1799 – Fries's Rebellion
1799 – Logan Act
1799 – George Washington dies
1800 – Library of Congress founded
1800 – Convention of 1800 ends the Quasi-War
1801 – Thomas Jefferson becomes the third President; Aaron Burr becomes Vice President
1803 – Louisiana Purchase
1803 – Ohio becomes the 17th state
1804 – 12th Amendment ratified
1804 – New Jersey abolishes slavery
1804 – Burr-Hamilton duel (Alexander Hamilton dies)
1804 – Lewis and Clark set out
1805 – President Jefferson begins second term; George Clinton becomes Vice President
1807 – Embargo Act of 1807
1807 – Robert Fulton invents steamboat
1807 – U.S. slave trade with Africa ends
1809 – James Madison becomes the fourth President; Vice President Clinton begins second term
1809 – Non-Intercourse Act
1811 – First Bank of the United States charter expires
1812 – War of 1812 begins
1812 – Louisiana becomes the 18th state
1813 – President Madison begins second term; Elbridge Gerry becomes Vice President
1813-1814 - Creek War
1814 – British troops burn Washington, D.C.
1814 – Treaty of Ghent settles War of 1812
1815 – Battle of New Orleans
1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th state
1817 – James Monroe becomes the fifth President; Daniel D. Tompkins, Vice President
1817 – Rush-Bagot Treaty
1817 – Harvard Law School founded
1817 – Mississippi becomes the 20th state
1818 – Cumberland Road opened
1818 – Illinois becomes the 21st state
1819 – Panic of 1819
1819 – Adams-Onís Treaty, including acquisition of Florida
1819 – Alabama becomes the 22nd state in the U.S.
1820 – Massachusetts divided in two with the admission of Maine as a state.
1821 – President Monroe and Vice President Tompkins begin second terms
1821 – Missouri becomes a state
1821 – Florida becomes a U.S. territory; the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty goes into effect
1823 – Monroe Doctrine proclaimed
1825 – Adams becomes the sixth President; John C. Calhoun, Vice President
1825 – Erie Canal is finally completed
1826 – Former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die on the same day, which happens to be on the fiftieth anniversary of the approval of the Declaration of independence.
1829 – Andrew Jackson becomes the 7th President; Vice President Calhoun begins second term
1830s – Oregon Trail which comes into use by settlers migrating to the Pacific Northwest
1831 – Nat Turner's revolt
1832 – Maria Stewart is the first black American woman to give speech in front of a mixed audience
1832 – Black Hawk War
1832 – Tariff of 1832
1832 – Ordinance of Nullification passed by South Carolina
1832 – Department of Indian Affairs established
1832 – Jackson vetoes the charter renewal of the Second Bank of the United States, bringing to a head the Bank War and ultimately leading to the Panic of 1837
1833 – The Force Bill expands presidential powers
1833 – President Jackson begins second term; Martin Van Buren becomes Vice President
1834 – Slavery debates at Lane Theological Seminary are one of the first major public discussions of the topic
1835 – Second Seminole War begins in Florida as members of the Seminole tribe resist relocation
1836 – Battle of the Alamo
1836 - Battle of Goliad
1836 – Creek War of 1836
1836 – Arkansas becomes a state
1836 - Texas is the Lone Star Republic
1836 – Martin Van Buren elected president, no one is elected vice president.
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Last step:
After recording their opinion, respond to someone else's post (rebuttal or counter claim). Ms. Durbin will tell you how many? Use a sentence starters like the following:
"I agree with you because..."
or
"Although you make some good points, I disagree with you because..."