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Chapter 12: The Age of Jackson (1824-1840)
Section 1: Jacksonian Democracy & States' Rights
Objectives/ Students should be able to:
Explain the political divisions that appeared around the 1824 presidential election
Summarize how democracy changed during Jackson's presidency
Identify economic issues that increased tension within the states
Describe the issue of states' rights from two opposing points of view
Mrs. Pagotto's Video Lecture- YouTube TeacherTube
PowerPoint: 12.1 Jacksonian Democracy and States Rights PowerPoint.ppt
Worksheets:
12.1 Andrew Jackson Tour Sheet.docx
Elections of 1824 & 1828
The Corrupt Bargain- USHistory.org
The Corrupt Bargain- Miller Center: University of Virginia
John Quincy Adams- Whitehouse.gov
Andrew Jackson- Whitehouse.gov
Nullification: Haynes v Webster Debate.docx
Study Guide: 12.1 Study Guide.pdf
Section 2: Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans
Objectives/ Students should be able to:
Explain why Jackson wanted the Native Americans to move West
Summarize the effects of the Indian Removal Act on Native Americans
Mrs. Pagotto's Video Lectures: 12.2 Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans.mp4
Mrs. Pagotto's "Trail of Tears" Animoto Clip
PowerPoint: 12.2 Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans.ppt
Worksheets:
Indian Removal Documents A-J and Questions.pdf
Indian Removal_Like Me, Not Like Me .docx
Websites:
Trail of Tears- General Information
http://www.nps.gov/trte/index.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/trail-of-tears
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html
http://www.cherokee.org/AboutTheNation/History/TrailofTears/ABriefHistoryoftheTrailofTears.aspx
https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/trailoftears/
Trail of Tears - Personal Accounts
An Officer in the Military's Point of View Word: John G. Burnett's Story.docx
A Young Cherokee Boy's Point of View: Samuel_Cloud.doc
Accounts of the Trail of Tears: TrailofTearsAccounts.doc
Native American Leaders
Osceola: National Park Services
Sequoya: North Carolina Museum of History
John Ross: Cherokee Nation America's Library
Black Hawk: Black Hawk State Historic Site Black Hawk War
Study Guide: 12.2 Study Guide.pdf
Section 3: Prosperity & Panic
Objectives/ Students should be able to:
Identify causes and effects of Jackson's destruction of the national bank
Explain the formation of the Whig Party in the United States
Mrs. Pagotto's Video Lecture: 12.3 Prosperity and Panic.mp4
PowerPoint: 12.3 Prosperity and Panic.ppt
Worksheets: 12.3 Reading Guide.pdf
Current Events Research:
Minimum Wage Debate
Jackson and the $20 bill
Pipeline in Pennsylvania
Concerned Citizens Against the Pipeline
Net Neutrality
Creating the Turnpike
The Building of the Great Pennsylvania Turnpike
(See Mrs. Pagotto for additional resources)
Fun Fact: Abandoned PA Turnpike
Creating Beltsville
Big Creek Valley before Beltzville Lake.docx
(See Mrs. Pagotto for additional resources)
Study Guide: 12.3 Study Guide.pdf
