Thomas Jefferson Becomes President: Election of 1800

Thomas Jefferson Becomes President:
Election of 1800, Inaugural Address, and the Undoing of Federalist Programs
for Google Drive

Digital, 1:1, interactive Social Studies learning!

Aim: What changes did Thomas Jefferson bring when he took office as President?

Included in this resource:
• Title page
• Do Now: The Election of 1800 map analysis with scaffolding questions
• The Election of 1800 reading passage with scaffolding questions
• Jefferson Is Third President Newspaper Article with document-based analysis
• Jefferson's Inaugural Address primary source excerpt with scaffolding questions
• Undoing Federalist Programs reading passage with corresponding graphic organizer for student completion
• Application/Closing/Higher Order Thinking Question
• Answer Key for Teachers

Students will analyze close-reading documents describing actions Jefferson took to undo Federalist programs and establish a Democratic-Republican presidency

Adheres to Social Studies Common Core Standards - research, application, literacy, vocabulary, creating arguments with evidence

Differentiation: cooperative {students may work in pairs/groups according to teacher's discretion for activities}; questions are scaffolded; students argue their opinions and make predictions using relevant examples and details from the lesson and their knowledge of social studies

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Digital Paper by Ashley Hughes

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