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during the late 1700s and early 1800s? ● It had not been many years since America won the Revolutionary War. The men in the government had fought in the war, written the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, and created a new government. Now, the press (newspapers and individuals) was severely criticizing the new government, the president, and the actions of Congress. The men who had written, supported, and ratified the First Amendment passed a law called the Alien and Sedition Acts that made it illegal to “print, utter, or publish ... any false, scandalous, and malicious [hostile] writing” about the federal government. ○ What are your thoughts on this action? ○ Would you have supported the act or supported a free press? Let’s Draw or Write: ● Imagine that Lewis and Clark and the members of the Corps of Discovery have just arrived at the Pacific Coast after 18 months of travel. Would they have thought of Thomas Paine’s quote, “The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph”? What might they say in a letter to President Jefferson about arriving at the ocean and the trip? Write a letter from the Corps of Discovery to President Jefferson. Share some of the sights, experiences, and thoughts they may have had. ● Conduct additional research on one of the individuals highlighted in this week’s publication. Create a diorama, museum exhibit, or artifact that represents this person’s life and achievements. Wellness Questions: How do you overcome challenges that you encounter? Consider what resources you can use to help you. Weekly Assessment Questions: 1. Fill in the blank: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 tried to resolve the issue of legal enslavement but instead caused conflict to continue and grow. Distractors: war debt; foreign policy; presidential elections 2. Open-ended: Explain why the democratic republicans supported an agricultural economy. (The Democratic Republicans were based in the South. The south contained many plantations and exported crops to other states and countries. An agricultural economy would favor southern states.) 3. Select all that apply: How did Thomas Jefferson contribute to westward expansion? Select all that apply. a. He signed the Homestead Act.
b. He created the Corps of Discovery. c. He supported the Indian Removal Act. d. He completed the Louisiana Purchase. e. He funded the Transcontinental Railroad.
4. Open-ended: Read the passage.
The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for colonization by any European powers. President James Monroe, 1823
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