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We began class by reviewing the following information from a few weeks ago:

1.What are the major ideas behind the following political parties:

a.Federalists-

b.Democratic Republicans-

2.How did the U.S. deal with the following issues:

a.War between France and Britain

b.Fighting on the frontier with Native Americans

Next, students took notes on their "New Republic" note sheets on slides 22-28 of the PowerPoint.

New Republic PowerPoint

New Republic Note Sheet

Next, students were placed into small groups.  In these groups they worked together to decode the actual language in the Sedition Act.  Groups recorded the information into the Sedition Act Decoding Organizer.

Sedition Act Excerpts

Sedition Act Decoding Organizer

Homework: If you are taking Honors or CP next year, respond to the question at the bottom of the Sedition Act Decoding sheet in a paragraph on a separate piece of lined paper.  If you are taking academic, respond in the box provided on the sheet.