REMINDER ~ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24TH IS THE LAST DAY OF THE FIRST QUARTER! (One week from this Wednesday)
Homework for Monday, October 15th:
Vocabulary, Key Terms & People From Section 3 - Write definitions in your own words, write a sentence for each word/term.
Homework for Tuesday, October 16th:
Answer the following questions in full sentences:
1. How were the conflicting claims of settlers and native Americans resolved?
2. How did Americans react to the Jay Treaty?
3. What were Washington's chief accomplishments?
4. How did the actions of Britian and France affect the United States?
5. What was the impact of the Treaty of Greenville?
6. In what ways were the goals of the French Revolution similar to the ideas of the founders of the United States?
Homework for Thursday, October 18th:
NO SCHOOL - BUT STUDYING NEVER HURT~
Chapter Vocabulary, Key Terms and People
Section 1: Invest, Impose, Inauguration, Precedent, Bond, Speculator, Unconstitutional, Tariff.
Section 2: Hostile, Fundamental, Faction, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams.
Section 3: Cease, Emphasize, Anthony Wayne, Neutral, Impressment, John Jay.
Section 4: React, Provoke, Alien, Sedition, Nullify, States' rights.
Your student is currently studying a chapter called "Launching a New Nation (1789-1800)" in social studies. The following information will give you some background and some activity suggestions to support him or her in this chapter.
In President George Washington's cabinet, differing visions of government competed for the public's support. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, a supporter of strong federal government, had come up with a financial plan to provide the government with the funds to run itself, pay back the war debt, and establish a national bank. Thomas Jefferson, the secretary of state, believed a strong central government would infringe on peoples' and states' rights. He claimed that Hamilton's plan made the federal government too strong, which could lead to abuse.
The election of 1796, making Federalist John Adams President and Jefferson Vice President, caused greater tension in the capital. It was clear by then that a bitter partisan split had developed in the nation's political life. Our familiar two-party system began in the conflicts of those years. Despite President Washington's warnings against partisanship, the early parties established peaceful means of disputing.
Americans learned that civil dispute could be welcomed as an inevitable, and healthy, characteristic of the governing process. Remarkably, however, the dispute over the size and strength of the federal government remains current today.
Use the following suggestions to help your student understand the important concepts of the chapter.
-Point out to your student that Hamilton's plan to manage the money of the government is similar to managing the money of a household. Demonstrate this
by asking your student to list the items in your household that cost money. Then list the ways that your family acquires money. Ask students what would
happen if the money coming in did not cover the costs of running the household. Compare this to the problems a government would face if taxes did not cover expenses.
-Discuss the partisan split among government leaders with your student. Explain that although politicians disagree over important issues, they often like
each other personally and socialize together. Ask your student to think of what would happen if politicians were not able to disagree openly in our country.
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