Warm-Up (5) Who was the 2nd president? What political party was he in? Was he a successful president or a failure? Why or why not?
Speed Skills (5) Time: 4 minutes Magic Number: 17
75% 77% 70% 85% 2nd 72% 5th 57% 6th 60% 7th Class Period 2/17/16 2/18/16 2nd 72% 75% 5th 57% 77% 6th 60% 70% 7th 85%
Website Comment Box Good ones will be read/highlighted the next day Good ones earn a Ganas for Curiosity
Class Mottos (3) Who are we? Diamonds!
“Swing your machete!”
Today’s Objective (18) Team Haughton’s 2020 Diamonds will: Evaluate Jefferson’s Presidency (decide whether it was successful or not and why)
The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson pg. 69 (hahahaha) Unit 6: The New Republic
About Jefferson… President # 3 (1801-1809) Democratic-Republican Virginia lawyer, plantation owner, writer Author: Declaration of Independence Founder: University of Virginia
Louisiana Purchase 1803 Bought from France for $15 million Doubles the size of the U.S.
Lewis and Clark Expedition Sacajawea (Native American guide) York (slave)
Hamilton-Burr Duel 1803 Hamilton and Aaron Burr (Vice President) Hamilton is killed Jefferson is mad and Burr resigns in shame
Defeats Pirates (1804) Washington and Adams paid tribute (bribes) Jefferson goes to war
Embargo Act 1807 Great Britain and France are still attacking our ships Jefferson orders an embargo (country stops trading with someone) Hurt American companies and farmers Congress repeals the law in 1809
Independent Practice (15) RAFT Option 1 Option 2 Role Thomas Jefferson Federalist Leader Audience American public Format Cocky, bragging final speech Talk about all your accomplishments and how your presidency has been a huge success Talk about how your 8 years will go down in history Speech to convince Americans not to choose another Democratic-Republican president Talk about all of Jefferson’s failures and how he hurt the country Topic The accomplishments of your presidency The failures of Jefferson’s presidency
Cool-Down (Exit Ticket) Evaluate Jefferson’s presidency. Was Jefferson’s presidency a success? Why or why not?
Homework (1) Complete the Rate the Presidents 1-3 Assignment