Unit Introduction:

The Aspirations And Ideals of The People Of The New Nation

Unit Highlights

In this unit, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to explain the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation. Students will be able to:

  • Classify the physical and political landscape of the first four presidents.

  • Classify the significance of famous speeches.

  • Explain the rise of capitalism and the economic problems of the New Nation

  • Describe the art and literature of early Americans

Unit Vocabulary

  • Adam Smith

  • Aspirations

  • Capitalism

  • Factory

  • George Washington

  • Henery Clay

  • Hudson River School

  • Ideals

  • James Fenimore Cooper

  • James Madison

  • John Adams

  • The Louisiana Purchase

  • Panic of 1819

  • Pinckney's Treaty

  • The Treaty of Greenville

  • The War of 1812

  • Washington Irving

Activity 1: The Aspirations And Ideals of The People Of The New Nation Pre-Test

Using your prior knowledge, brainstorm, list, and/or draw what you know about the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation in a thinking map. Complete this assignment on the Thinking Maps Learning Community or on paper. You may include:

  • Information you know or kind of know about the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.

  • Guesses about the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.

  • Questions you have about the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.

  • Information you would like to know about the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.

  • What comes to mind when you think of the aspirations and ideals of the people of the new nation.