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Harrison Gray Otis’ the Urbane Federalist

Persistent Issue:
What actions are justified in the interest of the welfare or security of the community?
Central Question:
Was John Adams justified in signing the Sedition Acts?
Topic:
Alien & Sedition Acts
Course:
U.S. History
Strategy:
Empathetic Role Play
Lessons in this unit:
  1. Harrison Gray Otis’ the Urbane Federalist

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6.) Describe relations of the United States with Britain and France from 1781 to 1823, including the XYZ Affair, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine.

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Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation

  • Standard 3: The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.