Politics and Regional Interests

Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Subject Area

Social Studies

Grade(s)

10

Overview

This article from Khan Academy provides an overview of Henry Clay's American System. Students can read the article and answer the questions as an assessment. The article can be read in a whole group setting or individually.  It can be assigned through Google Classroom.

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 10 - United States History I

SS10.US1.9

Explain dynamics of economic nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings, including transportation systems, Henry Clay’s American System, slavery and the emergence of the plantation system, and the beginning of industrialism in the Northeast. [A.1.a., A.1.c., A.1.e., A.1.f., A.1.g., A.1.i., A.1.j.]

UP:SS10.US1.9

Vocabulary

  • dynamics
  • emergence
  • nationalism

Knowledge

Students know:
  • The influence of improved transportation systems on economic nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings.
  • The importance of Henry Clay's American System on the economics of this time period.
  • Causes and effects of the growth of slavery and the corresponding emergence of the plantation system.
  • Causes and effects of the beginning of industrialism in the Northeast.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Use primary sources to analyze the dynamics of economic nationalism during the Era of Good Feelings.
  • Use maps to identify and trace internal improvements that were made during the Era of Good Feelings as a result of Henry Clay's American System.
  • Analyze primary resources to understand the causes for the growth of slavery and the corresponding emergence of the plantation system.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • Economic nationalism during the years of the "Era of Good Feelings" corresponded to an increase in sectionalism in the United States.

CR Resource Type

Informational Material

Resource Provider

Khan Academy

License Type

Custom

Accessibility

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