Warm-Up (5) Read through the information about Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Jefferson
Hamilton Jefferson Life/Personality Caribbean kid, home detsroyred, gets scholarship to US, worked for GW, marries important chick, delegate, Founding father, luck, ambition, grit, talented Born rich, gifted, tobacco plantation owner, bad speaker, great writer Name of Party Federalists Democratic-Republicans View of People Greedy, he is afraid of giving power to regular people; rich smart people should rule Positive, believes in regular people Type of Government strong national govt Small government Type of Economy Manufacturing economy agricultural economy
The Origin of American Political Parties pg. 65 Unit 6:The New Republic
Today’s Objective (30) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds 8.5C Explain the origin of American political parties Summarize the leaders and policies of the 1st two American political parties
Political Parties Have different ideas about government Started in 1790s Goal=win elections and control government
The Federalists Government should be ruled by the “best people” Strong national government Industrial/manufacturing economy with protective tariff National bank Loose (broad) interpretation of the Constitution
Leaders Alexander Hamilton John Adams Henry Knox George Washington (sort of)
Democratic-Republicans Believed in the “common man” Small national government, strong states Strict interpretation of the Constitution No national bank Agricultural economy No tariff
Leaders Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe
Speed Skills Challenge (5) Name That Political Party!
Next Item Paste the Hamilton and Jefferson readings onto pages pg. 66 Exit Ticket Independent Practice
Political Party Facebook Group Pages/Recruiment Posters (15) Instructions Requirements: Name of party Leaders Ideas/policies Updates/meetings Campaign slogans And at the bottom: What political parties are Why political parties started Color Neatness Creativity
Homework (1) Finish your pages!