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Jacksonian Politics

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Compelling Questions: 
Should Jackson be considered a great president? Should he be on the Twenty-dollar bill?

Instructional Questions:
What were the key issues and controversies of Andrew Jackson's presidency?

Did Jackson do a good/effective job of dealing with these issues and controversies? Why/why not?

How did Jackson's presidency have an impact on...
1) The power of the presidency
2) Federal Native American policy
3) The relationship between the the federal government and the states






          
ASSIGNMENTS:

AJ Background
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AJ Candidate
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AJ Nullification
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AJ National Bank
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AJ & the Cherokee Qs
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AJ & Cherokee Reading
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"We Shall Remain" Qs
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J. Ross Letter to Congress
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AJ & Cherokee Type III
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King Andrew Cartoon
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Grading Jackson
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ONLINE RESOURCES

Websites: 

Andrew Jackson (University of Virginia- Miller Center): http://millercenter.org/president/jackson

Life before the Presidency:  http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/life-before-the-presidency

The Campaigns and Elections of 1824 and 1828- http://millercenter.org/president/jackson/campaigns-and-elections

Nullification Crisis: http://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-4/apush-age-of-jackson/a/the-nullification-crisis

Jackson vs. the National Bank: 
                   http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2008/januaryfebruary/feature/king-andrew-and-the-bank

Indian Removal:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2959.html

The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson (from Smithsonian.com)
              http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cherokees-vs-andrew-jackson-277394/?no-ist

Online Videos:

PBS Documentary on Andrew Jackson:
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGfxyeuy8u8
History Channel Documentary on Andrew Jackson:
       http://vimeo.com/64480006
The Spoils System and Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet":
          http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson/videos/scandal-disrupts-jackson-cabinet
Nullification Crisis and the Battle with the  National Bank: 
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jm42AS9tko
Jackson vs the National Bank:
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THRZ2AuLTQQ
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0pc7eH41vY
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9McTuHn4gM
Indian Removal and the Trail of Tears:
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJbwydQXYk
History Channel Videos:  
        http://www.history.com/topics/andrew-jackson/videos
PBS Documentary-  We Shall Remain  Episode 3- Trail of Tears:
         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfNXu4oemSg



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Online version of American Visions Textbook (Glenco 2010)
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* This is a high school level text that includes more information and greater depth than our book.