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7 Grade Social Studies
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Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 64—French Revolution and Treaties
December 2, 2014
Focus: Thomas Jefferson continued to support the French Revolution even after it became violent. Jefferson felt the
French had the right to use violence to win freedom. John Adams opposed the French Revolution and felt that
democracy could not be obtained from violence. Do you agree with Adams or Jefferson? Why? You must use at least 5
complete sentences.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Objectives:
1. I will recognize the impact the French Revolution had on the United States.
2. I will analyze the following:
 Neutrality Proclamation
 Jay’s Treaty
 Pinckney’s Treaty
3. I will analyze Indian-settler relations during the early stages of the United States.
Homework:
-Current Events due 12/8
-Read and outline Chapter 7, Section 3, pgs 247-249-start @ Whiskey Rebellion (due 12/3)
-Read and outline Chapter 7, Section 4 pgs. 250-253 (due 12/4)
-Chapter 7 Test Friday 12/5
Handouts:
None
I. French Revolution
A. Reign of Terror
II. Treaties
III. Battle of Fallen Timbers
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
French Revolution
Louis XVI
Robespierre
Thomas Jefferson
Treaty of Greenville
Anthony Wayne
Jay’s Treaty
Pinckney Treaty
Marie Antoinette
guillotine
Reign of Terror
Battle of Fallen Timbers
John Jay
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Who were the King and Queen of France?
What was the Reign of Terror?
Why was Jay’s Treaty so controversial?
What did the Treaty of Greenville and Pinckney’s Treaty do for the U.S.?
John Adams
Little Turtle
Neutrality Proclamation
Notes
Class 64—French Revolution and Treaties
December 2, 2014
French Revolution
 July 14, 1789
 Early stages-Americans supporting the French people
 Austria/Prussia attack France-afraid the rebellion might spread
 Reign of Terror-Thousands Guillotined
o Robespierre
o King Louis XVI
o Marie Antoinette
 Jefferson/Madison support
 Hamilton/Washington uneasy
 U.S. had signed a treaty with France
o Since war was declared, the U.S. would technically be declaring war on Britain if followed the treaty
o Recognize the French Republic but not implement the treaty
 Federalists will not support the French Revolution and Anti-federalists will show their support.
Proclamation of 1793
o U.S. not take sides with any European countries at war
Jay’s Treaty-extremely controversial
o Britain
o Leaves forts on frontier
o Pay damages on seized American ships
o U.S.
o British goods would be received on a favored basis
o British rules of sea war would not be challenged
o Pay debts it owed to the British
Pinckney’s Treaty
o Allows the Americans to use the Mississippi and the port of New Orleans
o Favorable boundary with FL
Battle of Fallen Timbers
o Little Turtle had been defeating American forces in the present day Ohio region
o Washington sends General Anthony Wayne to deal with the Indians
o Wayne defeats the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers
o Treaty of Greenville
o U.S. gets Indian lands in the NW Territory
o Indians get $20,000
Pinckney’s Treaty and the Treaty of Greenville opened the Northwest and the Southwest to floods of migration and
easily offset the trouble with Jay’s Treaty.
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7 Grade Social Studies
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Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 65—Whiskey Rebellion and Farewell
December 3, 2014
Focus: What was the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Objectives:
1. I will recognize the Whiskey Rebellion as an event that encourages a sense of confidence in the new government.
2. I will interpret Washington’s Farewell Address and what it meant for our nation.
Homework:
-Current Events due 12/8
-Read and outline Chapter 7, Section 4 pgs. 250-253 (due 12/4)
-Chapter 7 Test Friday 12/5
Handouts:
none
I. Whiskey Rebellion
II. Farewell Address
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Whiskey Rebellion
John Neville
George Washington
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
What warnings were in Washington’s farewell address?
Why were farmers upset with the Whiskey tax?
Mississippi River
Notes
Class 65—Whiskey Rebellion and Farewell
December 3, 2014
Whiskey Rebellion
 is close to home for-taking place right in your backyard
 started when Alexander Hamilton placed a 7 cent tax on Whiskey

Here is the problem
o transportation is expensive and Pittsburgh is still the frontier. Transporting grain by mule is expensive.
But if you turn that grain into rum, you reduce the amount you are carrying as 24 bushels of rye are
reduced to a pair of 8 gallon kegs of whiskey valued at about a $1. This whiskey served as currency in a
barter economy. To farmers struggling to survive, the tax looked enormous because the tax could only be
paid in cash. Whiskey was also the “water of life on the frontier,” used for drinking, curing disease,
celebrating weddings, and mourning at wakes.
 At first the people of Western PA just ignored the tax. Once the federal government began cracking down, that’s
when the violence erupted. It was a huge turn back the clock day for Pennsylvanians. They physically harassed
the tax collectors, shaved their heads, tore off their clothes, and then tarred and feathered them. This was the
frontier after all, you had to be tough to survive here.
 The violence would escalate on July 16, 1794 at a Pennsylvania Plantation known as “Bower Hill.” This was the
home of John Neville-one of the men placed in charge of collecting the tax. At daybreak, about 50 men armed
with rifles approached his home. They demanded he resign his position. When he refused, shots rang out.
Neville, who defended his home with the help of his slaves, suffered no causalities, while they killed 1 attacker
and wounded four others. The drama was not over as the next day 50 turned into hundreds. Once again, Neville
protected with the help of his slaves and about 11 soldiers from Fort Pitt. Neville wasn’t so lucky this time as he
escaped through a thicket and a few of the soldiers were killed and several wounded. Neville’s plantation was
burned.
 G.W. sees this as a huge potential problem. After all, he remembers Shay’s rebellion and doesn’t want anything
like that to occur. So he nips this rebellion in the bud quickly by sending 13,000 troops to PA. G.W. will be the
one leading this charge.
 They arrest about 20 leaders and take them back to Philadelphia. Only two men were found guilty of treason and
Washington pardoned both.
 Shows the Federal Government has authority/strength
Washington’s Farewell Address (actually a farewell letter)
What is Washington telling us to do as he exits the spot light of the nation?
 Remain neutral in relationships with other countries
 Don’t get involved in European affairs
 Steer clear of permanent alliances
 Unity at home, independence abroad
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7 Grade Social Studies
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Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 66—Election of 1796, XYZ, Alien & Sedition, & VA/KY Resolutions
December 4, 2014
Focus: You are a newspaper columnist. Write a brief article (4 sentences) either supporting the Federalists or the
Republicans in the upcoming election of 1796.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Student Objectives:
1. I will interpret the election of 1796.
2. I will identify the 12th Amendment.
3. I will recognize the efforts of John Adams as the second American President to keep the U.S. out of war with France.
4. I will identify the Alien and Sedition Acts as laws that violate the 1st Amendment.
5. I will describe the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.
Homework:
-Chapter 7 Test Tuesday 12/5
-Current Events due 12/8
Handouts:
none
I. Election of 1796
A. Problems
1. 12th Amendment
II. War with France?
A. X, Y, Z, Affair
III. Alien and Sedition Acts
A. Constitutional?
IV. VA/KY Resolutions
Key terms/ideas/ people/places:
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Pinckney
Aaron Burr
12th Amendment
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
John Marshall
Elbridge Gerry
X-Jean Hottenguer
Y-Pierre Bellamy
Z-Lucien Hauteval
Madame de Villette
Alien and Sedition Acts
Luther Baldwin
James Madison
VA/KY Resolutions
By the end of class today, I will be able to answer the following:
Who did John Adams send to France to negotiate with Talleyrand?
How did the Alien and Sedition Acts violate the first Amendment?
Why did the Federalists think the Alien and Sedition Acts were a good idea?
What was the Democratic Republicans response to the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Notes
Class 66—Election of 1796, XYZ, Alien & Sedition, & VA/KY Resolutions
December 4, 2014
Election of 1796:
 Federalists
o John Adams-P
o Thomas Pinckney
 Democratic-Republicans
o Thomas Jefferson-VP
o Aaron Burr
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 12 Amendment will come into effect thanks to the election of 1796 and 1800
X, Y, Z Affair:
 American ministers
o Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
o John Marshall
o Elbridge Gerry
 French ministers
o Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-never shows up
o X (Swiss banker Jean Hottenguer)
o Y (Swiss banker Pierre Bellamy)
o Z (Santo Domingo Lucien Hauteval)
 French want:
o Apology
o Americans had to pay off their debts to French citizens
o a $10 million dollar loan to France
o bribe-$250,000 bribe for Talleyrand himself
 American Response:
o “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute!”
o Prepare for war-increase size of army and navy
o Adams avoids war, Federalist party will split
Alien and Sedition Acts:
 expel dangerous foreigners
 went from 5-14 years to become a citizen
 could fine/jail people for criticizing the government
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions:
 Sedition Act violates 1st Amendment
 KY Resolution-Jefferson
o States can:
 Nullify a federal law
 Secede
 Sets a poor precedent for future generations
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7 Grade Social Studies
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Mexico & U.S. History from the Revolution to Reconstruction
Class 67—Chapter 7 Test
December 5, 2013
Homework:
-Current Events due 1/8
-Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 1 pgs. 266-269 stop @ Marbury v. Madison (Due 12/8)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 1 pgs. 269-270 start @ Marbury v Madison (Due 12/9)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 2 pgs. 272-277 (Due 12/10)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 3 pgs. 278-280 stop @ Conflict in the West (Due 1/5)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 3 pgs. 280-282 start @ Conflict in the West & stop @ Call for War (Due 1/6)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 3 pgs. 282-283 start @ Call for War (Due 1/7)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 4 pgs. 284-286 stop @ G.B. on the Offensive (Due 1/8)
- Read and outline Chapter 8, Section 4 pgs. 286-287 start @ G. B. on the Offensive (Due 1/9)
-Chapter 8 Test Wednesday 1/14