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Scene 1: Washington and the Battle of Fallen Timbers . Scene 1: Washington and the Battle of Fallen Timbers . Characters: 2 Indian and 3-4 American Soldiers
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Scene 1: Washington and the Battle of Fallen Timbers • Characters: 2 Indian and 3-4 American Soldiers • Scene Description: The Scene begins with the Indians fighting the Americans and then retreating to a corner where they eventually turn and surrender. They raise a white flag indicating that they surrender. The American leader then hands the Indians a piece of paper and demands that they sign this treaty or else. The Indians sign it and the Americans then celebrate shouting things such as “We have won back the Northwest” and “The Indians have signed the Treaty of Greenville” while the Indians mope off of the screen.
Scene 2: John Adams and the XYz Affair • Characters: 3 Frenchmen Named X Y and Z and 2-3 Americans • Scene Description: The scene opens in silence. France has attacked American ships and now both countries have sent diplomats to meet. The 3 Frenchmen with the names X, Y, and Z on their shirts and the American diplomats are sitting across the table from each other and giving each other scowls. One of the Americans tries to speak up but is immediately cut off by one of the Frenchmen. He says “NON! And that France will not speak about the problems between the two countries until the Americans pay France $2 million to meet further with them. All but one of the Americans are so enraged by this that they leave. The only remaining one refuses to pay but threatens to go to war if they do not sign a treaty promising to end the conflict. He hands over a paper to the French, they think about it for a while and discuss it but eventually sign it.
Scene 3: Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Scene 3: Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition • Characters: Lewis, Clark, and other explorers • Scene Description: Lewis, Clark and his men are climbing down the Rocky Mountains and are cold and exhausted. One of the men says that they don’t think they are going to make it to the Pacific. Lewis and Clark quickly encourage the men and tell them that they will make it to the ocean soon enough. A few seconds goes by and one man spots a river. The men get into their canoes and then begin rowing. A few more seconds pass and another man spots the Pacific Ocean. The men then proceed to cheer loudly and with excitement. One says “President Jefferson would be so proud.” End Scene.
Scene 4: James Madison and the Battle of Fort MChenry • Characters: 3 British Soldiers, 3-4 American soldiers • Description of Scene: The scene opens as an American leader tells his men that they must hold fort McHenry at all costs. HE says clearly, “If we don’t the American’s might lose this WAR of 1812 against the British.” The men say yes sir and prepare for the British attack as the British near the fort in their boats. In their boats, the British leader tells his soldiers that they are the better of the two sides and should show no mercy to the rebel Americans. Once the British are close enough in their ships, they begin bombing (Throwing paper at) the American fort. After the British finish bombing, the Americans raise their flag and stand saying “We will never surrender.” The British then retreat. End Scene.
Scene 5: JamES Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine • Characters: President James Monroe, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, and 1-2 Members of Congress and 1 enthusiastic Latin American citizen. • Description of Scene: President Monroe is at the Capitol Building about to give his annual State of the Union Address to Congress. It’s a cold December 2nd, 1823 night and he’s talking to his Secretary of State John Quincy Adams who helped him write the his State of the Union Speech. • John Quincy Adams says… “Mr. President, your new plan to protect the Latin Americas is a great idea. I’ve written it into your address to Congress. You must use force and passion when you read the speech to them. By giving this proclamation, you are showing all of Europe that America is boss we will protect our hemisphere from further European colonization. This Monroe Doctrine of yours is genius.” They start to get ready for the State of the Union. • President Monroe puts on his nice outfit for his State of the Union. Monroe walks through the crowd to the podium while shaking the hands of Congress. He walks to the podium (a desk) and reads his State of the Union to the Congress who is assembled and now seated politely. “To my neighbors in Latin America. I know you are all trying to create nations of your own and break free from Spanish, Portugese and other European colonial control. I applaud you for your revolutionaries efforts against those European tyrants. (Cheers from some guest Latin Americans in the audience.) Today I issue this Monroe Doctrine which states that.. (in bold language) ‘The American continents … are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.’ (More cheers.) Back off Europe. Or ELSE. (He finishes bold and brave with a big finger point).All of Congress claps politely.
Scene 6: The Election of 1824A corrupt Bargain, Mudslinging but a Peaceful Transition nonetheless! John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Scene 6: The Election of 1824 – The Mudslinging Begins and A Corrupt Bargain • Characters: John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, a few campaign workers for Andrew Jackson • Description of Scene: The scene opens in Washington DC as presidential candidate John Quincy Adams is finishing a swim in the Potomac River scantily dressed. No one sees him and heads home after saying, “my daily swim was lovely as usual. Now I must head home and work on my president election campaign of 1824. against Andrew Jackson. He’s a tough one but I’ve dug up quite a bit of dirt about him. They say his wife is a real tramp. I’ll leak that to the local press soon.” • Then the scene moves to the campaign election headquarters of Andrew Jackson down in Tennessee. Jackson is angry and passionate. He’s yelling at his election campaign workers in a Southern Accent something like…” Can’t you find any dirt about John Quincy Adams? Make up something about him stealing public money or that he’s an alcoholic. I can’t lose this presidential election to such a Sabbath Breaker. We must throw some mud.” • The next day, Jackson throws down the newspaper… I can’t believe neither of us won the majority of electoral votes. That means the House of Representatives will have to pick a winner, and that gosh darn Henry Clay says all his friends are going to vote for Adams. That darned Quincy Adams says if Henry Clay gets him the vote, he’ll give Clay a job at the White House as one of his cabinet heads. It might be too late to win this election, but I’ll start throwing every piece of mud I can find at Quincy Adams now in preparation the 1828 election. This isn’t over…. • The campaign workers start chanting “Quincy-Adams is corrupt. Down with Quincy-Adams.
