Developing Nation
“I Cans”
- I can describe how the Whiskey Rebellion tested Washington’s administration.
- I can describe why the United States tried to remain neutral regarding events in Europe.
- I can describe how the rise of political parties helped form the nation.
- I can describe how congress and the president organized the executive and judicial branches of government.
- I can identify the first president of the United States.
- I can explain how Alexander Hamilton tackled the problem of settling national and state debt.
- I can describe why Thomas Jefferson opposed Hamilton’s views on government and the economy.
- I can explain why Alexander Hamilton created a national bank.
- I can explain why Marbury v. Madison increased the power of the judicial branch of government.
- I can describe why the election of 1800 was the first peaceful transition in power from one political party to another.