American+Foreign+Policy+(1793+-+1825)

toc =Phase 1: Military Conflict Hypothesis=

In your notebook**,** identify the three conditions you would use to determine whether the government's actions leading the nation into a military conflict are justifiable?

Think about the following:
 * Economics, Alliances, Military Preparedness, Politics, Resources
 * Would you be willing to give your life in service to the conditions you have listed in your hypothesis?

** Foreign Policy ** - A set of goals outlining how a country will interact with other countries.
 * Example: Bush Doctrine (2002)


 * 1) What stands out to you about this foreign policy doctrine?
 * 2) How does your military conflict hypothesis support or oppose this doctrine?

=Phase 2: Washington Creates a Foreign Policy (1778 - 1796)=

**Historian's Craft (In-Class Activity)**
 * DBQ - American Foreign Policy (1778 - 1796) (Wiki Page)
 * [|DBQ - American Foreign Policy (1778 - 1796)] (PDF)

**__ *Notebook Research Requirement* __**** (Graded) **
 * [|Notebook Rubric]

**Key Term(s)**
 * neutrality
 * isolationism

**Main Idea****(s)**
 * 1) What were the reasons for the foreign policy of ** neutrality/isolationism ** George Washington created for the United States during his presidency?

**Resource****(s)**
 * Hart pg. 163

=Phase 3: American Foreign Policy (1796 - 1825)=


 * Historian's Craft (In-Class Activity) **
 * DBQ - Politics of the War of 1812 ([|PDF])

__** *Notebook Research Requirement* **__** (Graded) **
 * [|Notebook Rubric]

**Key Term(s)**
 * impressment
 * Leopard-Chesapeake Affair
 * Embargo Act of 1807
 * Chief Tecumseh
 * War Hawks
 * Treaty of Ghent
 * Monroe Doctrine

**Main Idea(s)**
 * 1) Analyze how each American president from 1796 - 1825 dealt with the challenge of maintaining Washington's foreign policy of ** neutrality ** and  **isolationism**. Use the  American Foreign Policy Graphic Organizer ( [|Pages] ) ( [|Word] ) to conduct your research. Staple the completed form into your Social Studies ONLY notebook when finished.
 * 2) What were the causes and final results of the War of 1812?
 * 3) How did the foreign policy of the ** Monroe Doctrine ** influence America's relationship with Europe and Latin America?

**Resource****(s)**
 * Hart pgs. 164 - 173
 * XYZ Affair
 * [|Jefferson's Embargo]
 * [|Election of Madison]
 * [|Madison and the War of 1812] (Education Portal Video)
 * Monroe Doctrine
 * [|War of 1812]
 * [|War of 1812] (PBS Movie)
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 * Monroe Doctrine

**Phase 4:** **Analysis**

Complete an analysis of the government's actions based on the conditions you established in your "Military Conflict Hypothesis." Do the events of the case study strengthen your original hypothesis or do the events of the past cause you to have to make changes and revisions?
 * Conflict Theory Research Organizer ([|Pages]/ [|Word])

**Phase 5: Assessment** >
 * Quia Quiz Practice Game