HW for 2/3/10

Please read pages 172-178, and take reading notes.
If you prefer having questions to help guide your notes, you may consider the following:

1. What were the reasons for the Whiskey Rebellion? Who was it aimed at particularly?
2. How did Washington's reaction to the Whiskey Rebellion underscore the difference between the Constitution and the Articles of Confederation?
3. How did the government under the Constitution guarantee that people on the frontier would be loyal to it? What was the impact on Native Americans?
4. What diplomatic problems did the French Revolution and the war that followed pose for the United States? How did Washington and Congress deal with this problem?
5. What were the circumstances that sent John Jay to England? What were the results of his mission?
6. How did Jay's Treaty affect American relations with Spain?
7. Why was John Adams selected as the Federalist candidate in 1796?
8. What circumstances led to an administration with a Federalist president and a Republican vice president?
9. What caused the "quasi-war" with France during the Adams administration? What was the result of this struggle?
10. How did the Federalists attempt to silence those who opposed the undeclared war, and what groups did these attempts most affect?
11. What gave rise to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions? What attitude toward the nature of the federal government did these Resolutions reveal?
12. What were the key issues in the 1800 presidential election? Why is it called the "Revolution of 1800?"

Constitution Test Corrections

You may complete test corrections on your Constitution test. Doing the following will earn you up to half of the points lost back. These are due by 3pm on Friday, January 29, and will not be accepted after that time.

You must correct all incorrect answers, providing the location in which you found the correct answer (cite websites, books, etc. using MLA works cited format). You must give me both your original test AND your corrections by Friday.

Please see me if you have any questions.

Midterm Review Sheet

Here's your midterm review sheet. As discussed in class, there is little different from the previously posted review sheet. Just keep in mind that this test will deal with chapters 2-6.

Good luck on your exams!

USI Midterm Review 10

Grade check

Your first homework assignment of the third marking period will be to check your second marking period grades in powerschool. You must send me an email to let me know if there are errors OR if everything is ok. This is due by 3pm on January 29.

Constitution Test Review

constitution review sheet

Constitutional Academy

I just received some information about a summer program, related to the Constitution. If you are interested, go here for more information.

The six-week program culminates with a week in historic Washington, D. C. and three hours of college credit from Ashland University upon completion.

Constitutional Academy Participants will:

• Engage in weekly online reading discussions with professors and other students
• Work with historical documents at the National Archives
• Visit sites of historical and constitutional significance including George Washington’s Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
• Discuss contemporary issues with their peers and university scholars
• Build new friendships with students from across the country
• Earn three college credits from Ashland University

Constitution Test

Your test on the Constitution (Chapter 6) will be on January 15.
Review sheet coming soon...

HW due 1/13

Please read pages 168-172, and answer the following questions:

1. How did the divisions of the 1790s reflect the differences in philosophy that were at the heart of debate over the Constitution?
2. What was the view of society and politics held by Hamilton? Who did he feel should govern, and why? Which country's political system did he most admire?
3. What was Hamilton's plan for paying the nation's debts and restoring credit? To which social-economic-political group would this have appealed?
4. How did Hamilton propose to enact his programs? Who opposed him, and to what degree was he successful?
5. How did political parties rise as a result of Hamilton's programs?
6. What was the political philosophy of Jefferson and Madison? How did it differ from that of Hamilton?

HW for 1/11/10

Please read and annotate the following documents, in preparation for an H-O-H discussion...
H-O-H If you have forgotten the procedure for an H-O-H discussion, please see here.

Ratifying the Constitution

Please print this powerpoint and bring it to class on Thursday. (Remember that if you DOWNLOAD, you can print it properly... clicking print will print one slide per page!)

Ratifying the Constitution

Homework, due January 7

Please complete the Articles of Confederation vs. Constitution activity.
In addition, please read this document, written by James Madison (major author of the US Constitution). In it, he identifies the major problems of government under the Articles of Confederation.

Then, answer the following questions about the document:

1. Which, would you say, are the three biggest problems of the A of C, as identified by Madison? Explain your response.
2. Which of these do you think MADISON considered the biggest problems? Why do you think that?

AofC vs Constitution

You should read the text of the Articles of Confederation to determine the answers to your worksheet.

When you have finished, please move on to the Constitution section of the worksheet.