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..."