Jeffersonian America; where are we heading?

Our focus on the Jeffersonian era (which includes not only the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, but also those of his "disciples"--James Madison and James Monroe) includes:

• Does the Jeffersonian era follow the principles of the Democratic-Republican party? HOW?
• Discuss the political interests and views of the War of 1812 (NJ State Standard)
• Analyze American territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, including the reasons for and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, the Monroe Doctrine, Manifest Destiny... (NJ State Standard)
• Analyze the political, economic, and social changes in NJ prior to the Civil War (NJ State Standard)
• Compare and contrast the characteristics of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period, including the abolition movement, the public school movement, the temperance movement, and the women's rights movement (NJ State Standard)
• What were federal and state Indian policies? What strategies for survival were used by Native Americans? (National History Standards)
• How did the factory system and transportation and market revolutions shape regional patterns of economic development?
• How did antebellum immigration shape American society?
• How and why did slavery grow after 1800? What were the various experiences of African Americans during this time?