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This week we began our study of the Jefferson administration. Of course, one of his most important decisions was to accept a surprise offer from Napoleon Bonaparte to purchase the Louisiana Territory, which basically doubled in size the young America. We watched a National Geographic film a…
This week we studied the presidency of John Adams and the growing political conflict between his party, the Federalists, and the Republicans, the party of Thomas Jefferson, his friend and rival. Of course, Jefferson would go on to defeat Adams in his bid for a second term in 1800, an elect…
This week we are continuing our study of George Washington’s administration and the conflicts that arose between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, who had very different ideas about how our government should be run.* We are also examining how the first political parties evolved an…
We are now coming to the end of our study of the Constitution and its amendments, many of which brought great change to the United States, ending slavery, for example, and granting women the right to vote. Our study of this blueprint of our republic has been reinforced by current events, whi…
This week we are continuing our study of the U.S. Constitution, discussing why it was created in Philadelphia in 1787 and how it was ratified. Now we are just about to begin examining it as the blueprint of our democracy. Any student who would like some extra credit can memorize the prea…
