Late Start– Wednesday, April 24th!
We’re reaching the halfway point of the week!
Heads up:
Tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday we are temporarily stepping away from Westward Expansion in order to cover some social studies and assessment skills. Tomorrow you will take a social studies skills multiple-choice assessment– this will NOT effect your grade! On Friday we will cover some M-STEP prep!
4/24 Quick Write:
Today we are digging into the seventh president of the United States: Andrew Jackson. We have very lightly discussed #5 (Monroe) and #6 (John Quincy Adams), and we will likely loop back around to them throughout this unit and the next.
Andrew Jackson should sound like a very familiar name to us now: we discussed how he was a general in the War of 1812 (won the Battle of New Orleans), how he invaded and essentially captured Florida from Spain, and now we will examine his actions and decisions as president. Jackson is a complicated figure whose historical accomplishments almost rival his abrasive personality and the atrocities carried out under his administration.
In order to understand and appreciate Jackson’s impactful presidency (both the good and bad), today we will be taking notes on the following topics:
- The Election of 1828
- The Spoils System
- The Nullification Crisis
- War on the Bank
- Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
You can find the Jackson Notes Handout here: Andrew Jackson Notes Handout
Jackson Notes Powerpoint here: Andrew Jackson Presidency Notes
Time permitting, we will complete the notes by the end of class. If not, we will finish them up tomorrow.
Reminder: Current Event due Friday.
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