Our history studies recently have been looking at the very start of our nation and how many of our nation's policies were established in those first few years. Our latest chapter that we wrapped up this week focused on the foreign policies of our first few presidents. This included President Washington's plan of isolationism, the XYZ Affair under President Adams, the Embargo Act under President Jefferson, the War of 1812 under President Madison, and the establishment of the Monroe Doctrine under President Monroe.
As we continue to study how our government works, we will be taking a break next week from our textbook to watch the 1939 classic film,
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This film gives an inside look into our nation's Congress and how it operates.
After this, we will continue to look at how our nation continued to grow under the leadership of presidents such as Andrew Jackson.
