AP U.S. History
Mr. Meyers
Unit 4: Jefferson and the Age of Republicanism, 1800-1828
Essential Questions / Themes:
1. Jefferson stood for a number of principles. Did they have to be compromised?
Were there any shifts in the thinking of the Jeffersonians once they were in
power?
2. Weigh the successes and failures of Jefferson’s presidency. How do you evaluate
him as a president?
3. The War of 1812: Why did we go to war? Over maritime rights or expansionism?
4. Impact of War of 1812: Explain the significance of the results. What was its
impact on politics? What was the impact on the American economy and beliefs
about the economy?
5. Factions and Parties: What happens to political parties during this era? What can
we learn from the Federalist efforts at the Hartford Convention?
6. What was the nature of the nationalism that emerged after the war? What factors
led to an increase in nationalistic attitudes? How does it relate to Hamilton’s
ideas? How is it different?
7. Consider the sectional differences throughtout this era. What issues were divisive
ones?
8. Consider the role of the Supreme Court and John Marshall’s influence during this
era.
9. What was life like on the frontier, in the factories and in the urban areas of
America?
10. Consider the growth of the national market economy. What was its impact on
politics and society?
11. Foreign Affairs: How effective were American policies to 1823? What was the
immediate impact of the Monroe Doctrine?
12. What happened to the ideology of republicanism during this era? How did
economic and political factors influence American attitudes about the role of
government and citizenship?
Syllabus:
Wednesday, 10-12
Thursday, 10-13
Thomas Jefferson
Work Day
Text 231-240
Notes and Chart
Thomas Jefferson
Friday, 10-14
Evaluating Jefferson’s
Domestic and Foreign
Policy
Monday, 10-17
The War of 1812
Expansion and Indian
Policy
America’s Market
Economy
Tuesday, 10-18
Wednesday, 10-19
Thursday, 10-20
Nationalism, the
Supreme Court and
U.S. Foreign Policy
Exam
(Objective Only)
Time Magazine Article and T-Chart:
Jefferson as Jeffersonian or Hamiltonian
Text 240-251
Finish Chart
Text 251-258
Document: The Hartford Convention
(What passages appear to contradict
Federalist ideology?)
Text 269-278 (ALL PAGES)
What can we learn from a “Mill Girl?”
Text 278-284
Reading: Marshall’s Key Decisions
Based on his rulings, what was his
political / judicial philosophy?
Text 284-287
Reading: Monroe Doctrine
Have a great three-day weekend!
Study Tools
Chapter 8
northwest frontier
Samuel Slater
Jeffersonian reforms
James Monroe
Marshall
Marbury v. Madison
impeachment
Burr
Burr treason trial
continental system
Embargo Act of 1807
War Hawks
Oliver Perry: Put-in-Bay
Tecumseh
Robert Fulton
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Government Act
William Clark
mercantile New England
Albert Gallatin
Robert Livingston
Meriwether Lewis
the Barbary War John
judicial review
Yazoo controversy
Samuel Chase
Fletcher v. Peck Aaron
Slave Trade Act of 1807
Berlin and Milan Decrees
Non-Intercourse Act of 1809
William Henry Harrison
Tecumseh
John Calhoun
Battle of the Thames River
Burning of Washington
Francis Scott Key
Orders in Council
the Chesapeake incident
Macon’s Bill Number 2
Battle of Tippecanoe
Henry Clay
Battle of Plattsburg
Seige of Baltimore
Battle of New Orleans
Convention
Andrew Jackson
Treaty of Ghent
The Hartford
Chapter 9:
As you read Chapter 9, consider...how many of the items below relate to six issues
that confront Americans during this era: the Bank, Land policy, Internal
improvements, Indian Removal, Slavery and the Tariff = B L I I S T
pp. 261-269
Impact of War of 1812
Jackson’s raid on Florida
John Quincy Adams
Adams-Onis Tready (also known as: The Florida Purchase Treaty and Transcontinental
Treaty)
“mountain men”
John Jacob Astor
Black Hawk/Black
Hawk’s War
Five Civilized Tribes
land policy - speculators
squatters - preemption
rights
frontier culture: self reliance and mutual aid
NOT MENTIONED IN TEXT:
Treaties negotiated with England following the Treaty of Ghent regarding U.S.Canadian boundaries:
Rush Bagot Treaty: (Great Lakes boundaries)
Convention of 1818: (boundary between Lake of the Woods and Rockies)
pp. 269-278
national market economy
Robert Fulton - steamboat
rise of cotton in South
U.S.
putting out system
Company
Lowell, Appleton and Jackson
National Road
Erie Canal
specie
flatboats
staple or cash crops
Second Bank of the
factory system
Boston Manufacturing
Waltham and Lowell Mills
pp. 278-284
Madison’s Dec. 15 proposals Henry Clay’s American System Second Bank of the U.S.
Internal Improvements: Madison’s veto (The actual name of the bill was the Bonus Bill)
James Monroe
“era of good feelings”
Panic of 1819
Missouri Compromise
Tallmadge Amendment
John Marshall McCullough v. Maryland Dartmouth College v.Woodward Gibbons v.
Ogden
pp. 284-287
Monroe Doctrine
Canning
Grand Alliance
role of Sec. of State John Q. Adams
George