Unit 3: National Expansion
Unit Overview: National Expansion
This unit covers the years 1787-1837, the Adams administration up through the Jackson administration. Some important themes in this unit:
Formation of American political parties
The Revolution of 1800
The War of 1812
Nationalism and the Monroe administration
Sectionalism and growth
The Jackson administration
Unit Essay: Sectionalism
In order to complete this project you must write an essay on the following topic:
Sectionalism
The "Era of Good Feelings" was an era where partisan bickering between the Federalists and the Republicans was at a minimum, but from even before this time until the eve of the civil war, it was replaced by a different conflict: conflict by region or "sectionalism." The United States learned how to become a nation in the years 1790-1830 and throughout this time national policies were often dictated by the desires and needs of three distinct regions or sections of the US-the Northeast, the Western Frontier, and the South. Each region had its own distinct economic interests and plan for national policy, and each region succeeded at times in controlling policy for their benefit. Write a five paragraph essay of 500-750 words explaining how the Northeast, West, and South influenced national policy and government from the years 1800-1830.
Helpful Links for this essay:
A New Nation: Washington to Monroe
Unit Videos:
Unit Lectures:
Sectionalism Essay Class
Primary Sources:
US History Foundations A Unit 3 Key Terms
For this project you must define the terms listed below and explain each term's significance to the unit/era being studied. Your definition should be 2-3 sentences long and may be copied and pasted from a source like Wikipedia, but the significance of the term must be in your own words and based on your own understanding. To fill out a term's significance, ask yourself, "Why is this item included in my study of this unit? Why is this term in a history book?" The answer to this question is your term's significance.
Unit 3 Key Terms:
1. Bill of Rights
2. Judiciary Act of 1789
3. Federalists/Republicans
4. Alexander Hamilton
5. Election of 1800
6. Marbury v Madison
7. Louisiana Purchase
8. Louis and Clark Expedition
9. Chesapeake Affair
10. Embargo Act of 1807
11. War of 1812
12. Hartford Convention
13. Battle of New Orleans
14. Era of Good Feelings
15. Tariff of 1816
16. Monroe Doctrine
17. Erie Canal
18. Missouri Compromise
19. Election of 1828
20. Trail of Tears
Below is an example of a key term done with the proper format:
William the Conqueror: William I (c. 1028[2] – 9 September 1087), also known as William the Conqueror (Guillaume le Conquérant), was the first Norman King of England from Christmas 1066 until his death. He was also Duke of Normandy from 3 July 1035 until his death, under the name William II. Before his conquest of England, he was known as William the Bastard because of the illegitimacy of his birth.To press his claim to the English crown, William invaded England in 1066, leading an army of Normans, Bretons, Flemings, and Frenchmen (from Paris andÎle-de-France) to victory over the English forces of King Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and suppressed subsequent English revolts in what has become known as the Norman Conquest.[3] (I copied and pasted this definition from Wikipedia)
Significance: William the Conqueror is significant because his conquest of England created the first nation state in Europe. His rearrangement of English feudal territories to give himself dramatically more power than the the barons and nobles around him caused him to be the most powerful monarch in Europe and eventually led to the rise of other nation states over the next few centuries. (These are my words based on my knowledge of English and European history.)
