Monthly Archives: September 2011

Alien & Sedition Acts & the Election of 1800 (powerpoint)

 Alien & Sedition acts This powerpoint provides a brief description of the Alien & Sedition Acts passed by the Federalist Adams administration & the amazing Presidential Election of 1800.

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Early Westward Migration & Native American Resistance (powerpoint)

Early Westward Migration & Native American Resistance This powerpoint provides a brief description of America’s early westward migration & the resistance of Native Americans as white settlers encroach upon their lands.

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For Sale by Owner : Napoleon & the Louisiana Purchase (powerpoint)

Property for Sale Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase This powerpoint provides a brief description of the Louisiana Purchase.

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America’s First Political Parties & the XYZ Affair (powerpoint)

Rise of Political Parties This powerpoint briefly describes the rise of political parties in the young United States,  including the conflict between President Adams and the French government during the XYZ Affair.

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Seasons and Weather (powerpoint)

 geography Seasons & Weather This powerpoint briefly describes the relationship of our planet and the sun, its seasons and weather.

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America Divided: The French Revolution & John Jay’s Treaty (powerpoint)

 French Revolution and Jay’s Treaty This powerpoint provides a brief description of the division that existed in young America over the support of the French Revolution, including reaction to John Jay’s treaty with Great Britain.

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Agrarian America: Thomas Jefferson (powerpoint)

 Agrarian America Thomas Jefferson This powerpoint provides a brief description of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson’s economic ideas based on an American agrarian society. Mr. Martinez @ Jefferson’s historic home – Monticello, Virginia

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Alexander Hamilton: The Money Man (powerpoint)

Alexander Hamilton The Money Man This powerpoint provides a brief description of Alexander Hamilton’s initial financial policies as our nations’ Secretary of Treasury.

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A New Government Begins (George Washington) powerpoint

Beginning of the American Government This powerpoint provides a brief description of George Washinton’s first acts as President, including his first cabinet appointments.

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Chief Pontiac rallies his warriors against the British 1763 (primary source document with reading questions)

Chief Pontiac Rallies His Warriors primary source with questions Pontiacs appeals for trade goods and firearms rebuffed by the British, in April 1763 Pontiac summoned a meeting of leaders from several Indian groups at a Pottawattamie village on the banks of … Continue reading

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