Unit 4 Early Republic

Setting the Precedent: The First Six Presidents

• Student can describe the leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders: George Washington.

• Student understands:

  • the impact of Washington's Farewell Address

Formation of Political Parties

• Student can explain the origin and development of American political parties.

• Student understands:

  • the impact of Washington's Farewell Address (regarding political parties)

  • protective tariffs

  • taxation

  • banking system

Domestic Issues of the Early Republic

• Student can describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic.

  • maintaining national security

  • creating a stable economic system

  • setting up the court system

• Student understands the:

  • Northwest Ordinance principles and procedures for orderly expansion of the U.S.

  • origin of judicial review

  • landmark Supreme Court cases issues, decisions, and significance: Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden

  • leadership qualities of elected and appointed leaders: George Washington and John Marshall

National Security and Foreign Policy of the Early Republic

• Student can identify the foreign policies of presidents Washington through Monroe.

• Student can explain the impact of Washington's Farewell Address (regarding foreign policy) and the Monroe Doctrine.

• Student understands the:

  • major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic (maintaining national security)

  • War of 1812

    • causes

    • important events

    • effects, including economic effects