About This Lesson
Essential Question:
HOW DO THE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE WRITINGS OF FISHER AMES EVIDENCE THE CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND FORMATION OF THE REPUBLIC KNOWN AS THE UNITED STATES?
Objectives: To have students analyze and evaluate the writings of Fisher Ames
Citations:
American National Biography of Fisher
http://www.anb.org/articles/02-020005.html
Historical Background:
http://history.house.gov/People/Listing/A/AMES,-Fisher-(A000174)/
http://logosresourcepages.org/IronPen/ames.htm
Ames, Fisher, W.B. Allen, and Seth Ames. Works of Fisher Ames. Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1983. (Pgs. 1053-1081 Debate Over the Propriety of Replies to the President’s Speech and Pgs. 1142-1181 Jay Treaty Speech)
Optional Online Sites:
Works of Fisher Ames Volume 1
https://archive.org/details/worksfisherames00amesrich
Works of Fisher Ames Downloadable
http://51.254.215.111/works-of-fisher-ames.pdf
Jay Treaty Power Point
