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President John Adams Lesson
THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN ADAMS LESSON PLAN
Scrap the lecture and engage your students with this lesson that goes with this History For Humans video on "President John Adams".
THIS VIDEO-LESSON INCLUDES:
1) Interactive, Follow-Along Notesheet
2) Quick Quiz
3) Extension Activity
What Students Learn
The video teaches students the major events of John Adams presidency. It teaches the XYZ Affair, the "Quasi-War" with France, the Alien and Sedition Acts and how Democratic-Republicans protested against these Federalist policies. The story explains how President Adams put the country before party and power by seeking peace with France instead of war and how after losing the Jefferson in the election of 1800, he peacefully stepped down from power. Taught through the power of story- it makes historical facts relevant and memorable!
***The lessons cover state-standards while making sure the content is still interesting.
PRESIDENT ADAMS ACTIVITY
After the video, notes, and quiz, students review the achievements and beliefs of President Adams to create a campaign poster for his reelection in 1800. Its creative, artistic, fun but still rich in content!
There are answer keys for everything! Click & deliver engagement! This is a history video curriculum like no other!
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This also makes a great lesson for a homeschool history curriculum.
