Jacksonian Politics
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:
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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
Online version of American Visions Textbook (Glenco 2010)
Go to this link and use the access code to log in-
http://www.glencoe.com/ose/
Access Code / Class Code= bf79b02a4c
* This is a high school level text that includes more information and greater depth than our book.
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
Online version of American Visions Textbook (Glenco 2010)
Go to this link and use the access code to log in-
http://www.glencoe.com/ose/
Access Code / Class Code= bf79b02a4c
* This is a high school level text that includes more information and greater depth than our book.