Lesson Plans 10.22.14

Why did the Federalists oppose the Louisiana Purchase?

Introduction
1. Louisiana Purchase Timeline

• What was the Louisiana Purchase?
• How do you think Americans felt about it?

2. Louisiana Purchase Original Documents

3. Louisiana Purchase Graphic Organizer

Did the Federalists oppose the Louisiana Purchase for practical or political reasons?  (In other words, did the Federalists have real concerns, or did they just hate Jefferson?)

Homework
Read
American Pageant, pages 204-209
AMSCO (new), pages 114-118

Lesson Plans 10.20.14 - Substitute Teacher

Ms. Niles is out of the building today.  Here are the lesson plans;

What types of government did Federalists and Anti-Federalists prefer?

Introduction - mini lecture on the Constitution

Documents 

1. Alexander Hamilton & Melancton Smith
2. Graphic Organizer

Discussion

1. What was Hamilton's position on representation?
2. What was Smith's position?
3. What arguments did they make in support of their claims?
4. Based on these arguments, what type of people would you guess tended to be Federalists?  Anti-Federalists?
5. If you could have chosen, what side would you have supported?
6. Do you see versions of these issues being debated today?

Summarize - the differences between the two groups

What actually happened?

1. New York ratified the Constitution by a vote of 30-27
2. The Anti-Federalists lost the battle but won the war.  The first 10 amendments to the Constitution - the Bill of Rights - were ratified in 1791.  These addressed many of the issues that the Anti-Federalists raised in the conventions

Homework

Read
American Pageant; Chapter 11 pages 190-197
AMSCO (new ) pages 108-110