Unit Introduction:

U.S. Foreign Policy in the Early Republic

Unit Highlights

In this unit, students will analyze primary and secondary sources to explain U.S. foreign policy in the early Republic. Students will be able to:

Explain the causes, main events, and effects of the War of 1812
Sequence the expanding the boundaries of the U.S.
Classify America's relationship with Mexico, Europe, and Canada during westward expansion and explain the influence of the Monroe Doctrine.
Describe America's Relationship with American Indian Nations

Unit Vocabulary

Andrew Jackson
Blockade
Impressment
James Monroe
Tecumseh

The Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of the Thames
The Gadsden Purchase
The Mexican-American War
The Monroe Doctrine

The Star-Spangled Banner
The Texas Revolution
The Treaty of Ghent
The War of 1812

Activity 1: U.S Foreign Policy Pre-Test

Using your prior knowledge, brainstorm, list, and/or draw what you know about U.S. Foreign Policy in a thinking map. Complete this assignment on the Thinking Maps Learning Community or on paper. You may include:

Information you know or kind of know about U.S. foreign policy.

Guesses about U.S. foreign policy.
Questions you have about U.S. foreign policy.
Information you would like to know about U.S. foreign policy.
What comes to mind when you think of U.S. foreign policy.