Description

James Monroe was the 5th president of the United States with many significant events during his presidency. Encourage your students to learn about the presidency of James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine with political cartoons, readings, and Doodle Notes™. Resource includes Google Slides™ for distance learning.

In this resource you will receive –

–Directions for the activity

–A Preview assignment on a political cartoon of the Monroe Doctrine

–2 pages of informational text on James Monroe’s presidency, including the Cession of Florida, the Missouri Compromise, and the Monroe Doctrine

-Doodle Notes™ for Monroe’s presidency

–Multiple Processing Activities including True/False then Fix, Sketch It and Primary Source Analysis

–Google Slides™ for distance learning

-an answer key

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2019 US History TEKS for 8th Grade

(5) History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. The student is expected to:

(A) describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic, including maintaining national security, creating a stable economic system, and setting up the court system;

(E) identify the foreign policies of presidents Washington through Monroe and explain the impact of Washington’s Farewell Address and the Monroe Doctrine;

(6) History. The student understands westward expansion and its effects on the political, economic,

and social development of the nation. The student is expected to:

(B) analyze the westward growth of the nation, including the Louisiana Purchase and

Manifest Destiny; and

(7) History. The student understands how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War. The student is expected to:

(D) identify the provisions and compare the effects of congressional conflicts and

compromises prior to the Civil War, including the role of John Quincy Adams.

(21) Citizenship. The student understands the importance of the expression of different points of view in a constitutional republic. The student is expected to:

(C) summarize historical events in which compromise resulted in a resolution such as the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.

(29) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired through established research methodologies from a variety of valid sources, including technology. The student is expected to:

(A) differentiate between, locate, and use valid primary and secondary sources such as media and news services, biographies, interviews, and artifacts to acquire information about the United States;

(B) analyze information by applying absolute and relative chronology through sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions;

(C) organize and interpret information from outlines, reports, databases, and visuals, including graphs, charts, timelines, and maps;

(D) identify bias and points of view created by the historical context surrounding an event;