Today's Agenda

AP Learning Objective:
Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government from 1800 to 1848.​
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Learning Target:
I can summarize the key political events during Andrew Jackson’s presidency; and I can assess his legacy.

Critical Vocabulary: Election of 1824, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, "Corrupt Bargain,” Election of 1828, Universal White Manhood Suffrage, Spoils System, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Nullification Crisis, “Tariff of Abominations,” “The South Carolina Exposition,” Peggy Eaton Affair, Maysville Road, Hayne-Webster Debate, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Proclamation, Force Bill, Tariff of 1833, Second Bank of the United States, Panic of 1819, McCulloch v. Maryland, Bank War, Nicholas Biddle, “Pet Banks,” Specie Circular, Panic of 1837, Martin Van Buren, Independent Treasury Bill, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears

Today's Agenda:

1. Background Question: Create Trading Cards for Charles Finney, Henry David Thoreau, Horace Mann, Dorothea Dix, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Nat Turner, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass.
2. Citizenship Question: What is one promise made when becoming a citizen of the United States of America? 
   A. to register to vote 
   B. to get an education 
   C. to join a political party 
   D. to defend the U.S. Constitution
3. Collaborative Learning: Doing the DBQ
4. ​Reflection Question: Do you think Andrew Jackson should be remembered as a hero or as a villain? Explain.