USH.11
A Peaceful Revolution
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COMBINED RATING
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LENGTH
10 Minutes
GRADES
5
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8
CAPABILITIES
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Description
Play as Thomas Jefferson as he runs for president of the United States. Learn about important issues facing the new nation in 1800 and decide where you stand on them. Can you win the support of the people and lead America through a peaceful change of power?
Vocabulary Words
Political Parties
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
limited federal power
state authority
Federalist Party
Democratic-Republican Party
Neutrality and the Genet Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Politics in the New Country. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
Explain why the Twelfth Amendment was passed and how it changed the presidential election process.
Discuss the role of newspapers and public opinion in shaping partisan divisions in the 1790s.
Describe Hamilton’s financial program, including debt repayment, the national bank, and tariffs, and analyze how these policies sparked political opposition.
Compare how Jefferson’s interpretation of the Constitution shaped his domestic policy priorities.
Describe the election of 1800 and why it is considered a peaceful “revolution” in American political history.
Analyze the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions and their arguments about states’ rights and nullification.
Explain the causes and effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts and their political use by Federalists.
Describe the foreign policy challenges of the 1790s, including neutrality, the French Revolution, and the Citizen Genêt Affair.
Evaluate the arguments made by Jefferson and Hamilton on the role of federal power, the economy, and the Constitution.
Analyze the development of the first political parties and the differences between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How did George Washington become president? Which branch of government does the President represent?
After the Game
Are political parties unifiers or dividers? What needed to happen in order to determine who won the presidency?
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