United States I Unit Plan
Sectionalism – Chapter Seven
Unit Title: Balancing Nationalism and
Unit Length: 5 days
Goals/Standards/Benchmark: 16.A, 5.A, 16.B, 5.B, 16.C, 5.A, 17.D, 5.C
Unit Overview
Unit Components
Regional Economies Create Differences
Nationalism at Center Stage
The Age of Jackson
Unit Vocabulary Concepts/Topics
 Industrial Revolution
 Mass Production
 Cotton Gin
 National Road
 Henry Clay – American System
 Erie Canal
 Tariff of 1816
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Unit Vocabulary
Concepts/Topics
Nationalism
Monroe Doctrine
Missouri Compromise
Adams-Onis Treaty
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Unit Vocabulary
Concepts/Topics
Spoil System
Andrew Jackson
Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
Date Created: 11/08
States’ Rights and the National Bank
Unit Vocabulary
Concepts/Topics
 National Bank
 Tariff of Abominations
 Bank of the United States
 Panic of 1837
Learner/Performance Objectives: The students will . . . Assessment/Evidence
Define and use unit vocabulary
1. (sec 1) Compare and contrast industry economy verses agricultural economy
2. (sec 1) Identify the different economies developing in the North and the South
3. (sec 1) Examine how agriculture and industry boost regional/national economies
4. (sec 1 )Analyze how differing economies increase the growing tension between North and South
5. (sec 1) Identify how the cotton gin makes slavery more profitable in the South
6. (sec 1) Compare and contrast Northern interests verses Southern interests
7. (sec 2) Understand how a richer economy helps create a spirit of nationalism
8. (sec 2)Understand how opportunities in new territories will continue to boost the national economy and unite the North and
South
9. (sec 2) Examine how the Missouri Compromise stresses the importance of slavery on the Southern economy
10. (sec 2) Understand how nationalism impacts various people living in the United States
11. (sec 3) Explore how Andrew Jackson exploits the image of the common man to win the election
12. (sec 3) Understand how Jacksonian Democracy effected the diverse cultures in America
13. (sec 3) Analyze how a growing economy forced Native Americans away from “good” land and move to unwanted territory
14. (sec 4) Examine how the tariff protected the North by promoting the purchasing of regional goods over European goods
15. (sec 4)Analyze how the Northern economy is continuing to prosper, while the Southern economy is starting to wilt creating
further tension
16. (sec 4)Identify the differing views over the National Bank
17. (sec 4)Explore how the National Bank highlights the differing views of state rights verses federal rights
Constructed response
Fill in the Blank
Vocabulary
Multiple Choice Test
Quizzes
Activities
Jackson on the $20
Timeline
Map Activity – AdamsOnis Treaty