{"product_id":"parties_lab","title":"Washington Warning on Political Parties History Lab","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolitical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParties \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepublic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInvestigation \u0026amp; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINQUIRY QUESTION: Why did President Washington warn Americans against dividing into political parties?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this History Lab investigation, students act as history detectives as they investigate the rise of America’s first political parties and why George Washington believed they could threaten the young republic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents analyze primary and secondary sources to investigate Washington’s warnings about political parties and then compare his fears to what actually happened as the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans battled for power in the years after his presidency.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e60-75 Minute Activity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANALYZING \u0026amp; CORROBORATING EVIDENCE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents examine evidence including:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Washington’s Farewell Address warning against political parties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA map of the Election of 1796 showing growing regional political divisions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe violent fight between Congressmen Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederalist and Democratic-Republican newspaper attacks from the elections of 1796 and 1800\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorian Gordon S. Wood’s description of growing political division and hostility in the Early Republic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a second set of simplified texts to help struggling readers!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs they work through the sources, students identify Washington’s major fears about political parties and analyze evidence to determine whether those fears actually became a reality. Students practice analyzing primary sources, interpreting political maps, corroborating evidence, and connecting evidence to a historical argument.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDOING HISTORY, Not Just Learning About it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter analyzing the documents, students evaluate which of Washington’s fears about political parties became the most serious problem in the years after his presidency.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStudents then use evidence from multiple documents to write a short historical argument explaining why Washington feared political parties and whether the events of the Early Republic supported his warnings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis lesson is an engaging way to teach the \u003c\/span\u003erise of political parties in the Early Republic\u003cspan\u003e while building skills with primary sources, corroboration, political maps, historical interpretation, evidence-based argument, and historical writing. And its a lesson that is relevant today and will help students make clear connections about how politics and parties divide Americans today and what it might take to make us a more united nations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003eAnswers Keys Available. 100% Editable!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"History For Humans","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43336133247185,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/7623\/1889\/files\/3_8968069a-1f92-4227-b305-d3a1c7095e1e.png?v=1790563279","url":"https:\/\/history4humans.com\/products\/parties_lab","provider":"History For Humans","version":"1.0","type":"link"}