By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the competing visions of the Federalists and the Democratic-RepublicansIdentify the protections granted to citizens under the Bill of RightsExplain Alexander Hamilton’s financial programs as secretary of the treasury

Competing Visions: Federalists and Democratic-RepublicansThe New American RepublicPartisan PoliticsThe United States Goes Back to War

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify key examples of partisan wrangling between the Federalists and Democratic-RepublicansDescribe how foreign relations affected American politicsAssess the importance of the Louisiana Purchase

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the major foreign and domestic uprisings of the early 1790sExplain the effect of these uprisings on the political system of the United States

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the causes and consequences of the War of 1812Identify the important events of the War of 1812 and explain their significance

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the status of Great Britain’s North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian WarDescribe the size and scope of the British debt at the end of the French and Indian WarExplain how the British Parliament responded to the debt crisisOutline the purpose of the Proclamation Line, the Sugar Act, and the Currency Act

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the state of affairs between the colonies and the home government in 1774Explain the purpose and results of the First Continental Congress

Confronting the National Debt: The Aftermath of the French and Indian WarThe Stamp Act and the Sons and Daughters of LibertyThe Townshend Acts and Colonial ProtestThe Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive ActsDisaffection: The First Continental Congress and American Identity

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the socio-political environment in the colonies in the early 1770sExplain the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773 and discuss colonial reactions to itIdentify and describe the Coercive Acts

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the purpose of the 1765 Stamp ActDescribe the colonial responses to the Stamp Act

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the purpose of the 1767 Townshend ActsExplain why many colonists protested the 1767 Townshend Acts and the consequences of their actions

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Identify the shared perceptions and ideals of each social classAssess different social classes’ views of slavery

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the process of selling western landDiscuss the causes of the Panic of 1819Identify key American innovators and inventors

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Explain the role of the putting-out system in the rise of industrializationUnderstand industrialization’s impact on the nature of production and workDescribe the effect of industrialization on consumptionIdentify the goals of workers’ organizations like the Working Men’s Party

Early Industrialization in the NortheastA Vibrant Capitalist RepublicOn the Move: The Transportation RevolutionA New Social Order: Class Divisions

By the end of this section, you will be able to:Describe the development of improved methods of nineteenth-century domestic transportationIdentify the ways in which roads, canals, and railroads impacted Americans’ lives in the nineteenth century