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Henry Clay's American System DBQ

Did Henry Clay's American System help or hurt Kentucky?

Did Henry Clay's American System help or hurt Kentucky? Students weigh Clay's own defense, Jackson's Maysville Road veto, hemp and tariff evidence, river trade, and growth data to judge the plan from Kentucky's point of view.

Grade 8Kentucky HistoryGoogle Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Teacher presentation (16 slides) with speaker notes
Full DBQ packet (34 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
Scaffolded version (10 pages)

The documents

Henry Clay's Defense of the American System
Andrew Jackson's Maysville Road Veto
Hemp and the Tariff
River Trade and the Canal
The Southern Critique
Kentucky Growth Data

Good to know

Class time: 3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.C.KGO.1, 8.E.KE.1, 8.E.MA.1, 8.E.ST.1, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC