If you're looking for a description of the major happenings of the presidencies of both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, then this is the resource for you. Similar to a textbook reading, this worksheet offers a great deal of information and is followed by a few assessment questions to check for understanding. It can be assigned as an independent reading or homework assignment, but you may wish to jigsaw the material or ask clarifying questions along the way if done as a whole-group reading activity.

Concepts

james monroe, united states presidents, the louisiana purchase

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Additional Tags

louisiana purchase, james monroe, federalist party, social studies

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Pros

• Straightforward reading with many details

Cons

• Reading assumes a great deal of prior knowledge on the part of readers
• Since the worksheet offers many points of information, you may want to focus on a particular segment or have a way of breaking down the material so it is more accessible to your readers

Common Core

RH.9-10.3 RH.11-12.1