APUSH
Mr. Weber
Room 217
Activator
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What are the five most important things you learned
from reading chapter 5?
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Agenda
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Activator, agenda, objective (10 minutes)
Ch. 5 reading test (15 minutes)
“The Revolution Within” lecture (30 minutes)
Reading comprehension strategies (15 minutes)
Jigsaw reading/teaching (45 minutes)
Exit ticket and homework (5 minutes)
Objective
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AP Topic # 5. The Early Republic, 1789–1815
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Washington, Hamilton, and shaping of the national government
Emergence of political parties: Federalists and Republicans
Republican Motherhood and education for women
Beginnings of the Second Great Awakening
Significance of Jefferson’s presidency
Expansion into the trans-Appalachian West; American Indian
resistance
Growth of slavery and free Black communities
The War of 1812 and its consequences
The Revolution Within (Ch. 6)
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Focuses on political and social changes which took place
within the Revolution.
Along with the expansion of the “public sphere” came
greater demands for liberty and democratization.
State constitutions formed the political infrastructure
upon which to build the new nation.
The Revolution Within (cont.)
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Religious liberty and the separation of church and state
continued to be a contentious issue.
Adam Smith’s economic theory takes hold.
Limitations on freedom for loyalists, women, Indians, and
slaves continue to plague the nation.
The role of women from soldiers in the revolution to
“republican mothers” is also discussed.
The Revolution Within
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All states wrote new Constitutions after the Revolution
and agreed that their governments should be republics.
States disagreed about how government should be
structured.
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Pennsylvania’s 1 house legislature
John Adam’s “balanced government” (2 houses)
The property qualification for voting was hotly debated.
The least democratization occurred in the south because
their highly differentiated traditions had allowed a landed
gentry to retain control of political affairs.
Toward Religious Tolerance
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Many founders saw religion as the necessary foundation
for public morals.
Thomas Jefferson’s “Bill Establishing Religious Freedom”
as clear separation and model for Constitution.
James Madison also saw this separation as necessary.
Religious liberty in colonies made for proliferation of
different dominations.
The Limits of Liberty
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Loyalists (about 25% of the American population) did not
do too well after the Rev. (100,000 were forced to
emigrate or left)
Liberty for white colonists meant loss of liberty for
Indians as many Americans saw Native land as a prize for
winning the war.
American independence meant loss of liberty for Indians
who had split their support between British and
Americans during war.
The Quest for Freedom
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The language of liberty echoed in slave communities,
North and South.
“Freedom petitions” from slaves to state governments
were increasingly common.
Revolutionary upheaval caused some slaveholders to free
their slaves (esp. in North).
Growing pressure for the abolition of slavery.
Women in the Revolution
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Abigail Adams
Many women fought in the revolution in various
capacities (eg: Deborah Sampson and the Ladies
Association).
Women participated in the political discussions unleashed
by independence primarily in the home.
Family laws still very biased toward men.
Republican motherhood: women to play key role in new
republic because they must raise the virtuous citizens.
Ch. 6: Revolution Within Review Questions
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Why did the Revolution have more radical effects in
Pennsylvania than elsewhere?
What role did the founders see for religion in the state?
What was the impact of the Revolution on Native
Americans?
What were the most important features of the new state
constitutions?
What was “republican motherhood” and why was it
important?
Reading Comprehension Strategies
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Reading is a multidimensional process.
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BEFORE: make predictions in your mind; recall what you already
know in way on context; frame questions.
DURING: continually read to answer questions; reform new
questions; keep focused and fast-paced (then take short breaks);
chunk the text; decide what is most important and summarize it in
your own words.
AFTER: paraphrase; write summaries; answer review questions;
reflect on your own process as a reader
Practice: A “Think-Aloud Process”
Try using the following phrases to think aloud
as you read:
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Predicting
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“I picture…”
“I see…”
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“This is like a…”
“This reminds me of…”
Identifying problems
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“I got confused when…”
“I am not sure of…”
“I didn’t expect…”
Using fix-ups
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“I think I will have to…” [reread or
use another comprehension
strategy]
“Maybe I will need to…” [read on
or otherwise conserve time].
Identifying problems
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Making connections
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“I predict…”
“In the next part I think…”
“I think this is…”
Picturing
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“I got confused when…”
“I am not sure of…”
“I didn’t expect…”
Using fix-ups
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“I think I will have to…” [reread or
use another comprehension
strategy]
“Maybe I will need to…” [read on
or otherwise conserve time].
Jigsaw Reading Activity
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1. Introduction and Democratizing Freedom, pp.212-217.
2. Toward Religious Toleration, pp.217-221.
3. Defining Economic Freedom, pp.221-224.
4. The Limits of Liberty, pp.224-229.
5. Slavery and the Revolution, pp.229-237.
6. Daughters of Liberty, pp.237-242.
Discussion Questions
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1. What did Abigail Adams mean when she wrote her
husband “Remember the ladies?” Did she believe in
modern female equality?
2. How fully embraced was religious liberty? What
evidence can you cite that indicates that the new republic
was committed to religious freedom? What evidence is
there of limits on religious freedom?
3. The Revolution was empowering for some women.
Discuss the various ways in which women were able to
express greater freedoms. Did the idea of “republican
motherhood” elevate women’s position? If so, how?
Wholesale
Price
Index:
1770-1789
Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist
Strongholds at the End of the War
Weaknesses of the
Articles of Confederation
A unicameral Congress
[9 of 13 votes to pass a law].
13 out of 13 to amend.
Representatives were
frequently absent.
Could not tax or raise armies.
No executive or judicial
branches.
State Constitutions
Republicanism.
Most had strong governors with veto
power.
Most had bicameral legislatures.
Property required for voting.
Some had universal white male
suffrage.
Most had bills of rights.
Many had a continuation of stateestablished religions while others
disestablished religion.
Occupational Composition of
Several State Assemblies
in the 1780s
Indian Land Cessions:
1768-1799
Disputed Territorial Claims
Between Spain & the U. S.:
1783-1796
State Claims to Western Lands
Land Ordinance of 1785
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
One of the major accomplishments of the
Confederation Congress!
Statehood achieved in three stages:
1. Congress appointed 3 judges & a governor to
govern the territory.
2. When population reached 5,000 adult male
landowners  elect territorial legislature.
3. When population reached 60,000  elect
delegates to a state constitutional convention.
The United States in 1787
American Exports, To & From
Britain: 1783-1789
Annapolis Convention (1786)
12 representatives from 5 states
[NY, NJ, PA, DE, VA]
GOAL  address barriers that limited trade and
commerce between the states.
Not enough states were represented to make any
real progress.
Sent a report to the Congress to call a meeting
of all the states to meet in Philadelphia to
examine areas broader than just trade and
commerce.
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
Daniel Shays
Western MA
Small farmers angered by crushing
debts and taxes.
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
Shays’ Rebellion: 1786-7
There could be no
stronger evidence of
the want of energy in
our governments than
these disorders.
-- George Washington