1.

Analyze the following quote by

Andrew Jackson.

2. Please complete a written

response that describes your
thoughts regarding the quote.

“Take time to
deliberate; but
when the time
for action arrives,
stop thinking and
go in.”
1. Analyze the following quote by
Andrew Jackson.

2. Please complete a written

response that describes your
thoughts regarding the quote.

“Americans are
not a perfect
people, but we
are called to a
perfect mission.”
1. Analyze the following quote by Andrew
Jackson.

2. Please complete a written response that

describes your thoughts regarding the quote.

“Any man worth his

salt will stick up for
what he believes right,
but it takes a slightly
better man to
acknowledge instantly
and without
reservation that he is in
error.”
President Andrew Jackson:
The Era of Jacksonian
Democracy
PRESENTED BY:
THE HHS U.S. HISTORY DEPARTMENT
MRS. OLIVIA HEITT & COACH B.O. STREETMAN, INSTRUCTORS
ENGAGEMENT!!
LEARNING TARGETS…
• 1. Students will be able to
explain the importance of
the Era of Jacksonian
Democracy.
ENGAGEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
• 1. Students will examine the standard ,essential
question(s) and the key vocabulary terms.

• 2. Students and instructor(s) will watch a video

relevant to Andrew Jackson.
GEORGIA STANDARDS OF
EXCELLENCE
• SSUSH7: Investigate political, economic, and
social developments during the Age of
Jackson.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT STANDARDS
•NAT-4.0 Analyze relationships among different
regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and
explain how these groups’ experiences have
related to U.S. national identity.
LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• 1.Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding

suffrage, the rise of popular political culture,
and the development of American
nationalism.
MINI-LESSON:
KEY VOCABULARY TERMS

• What words and people do I need to know?

• President Andrew Jackson
• Nullification Crisis
• Indian Removal Act
• Henry Clay
• Jacksonian Democracy
• The American System
• American Nationalism
• Suffrage
 PRESIDENT
JACKSON
INTRODUCTI
ON VIDEO
EXPLORE, EXPLAIN, & ELABORATE !!
LEARNING TARGETS…
• 1. Students will be able to
explain the importance of
the Era of Jacksonian
Democracy.
Explore, Explain, and Elaborate Plan of
Action
• 1. Students and instructor will review GSE and
LEQ.
• 2. Students will work in whole group and then in
small groups to analyze key concepts relevant to
the Era of Jacksonian Democracy.
GEORGIA STANDARDS OF
EXCELLENCE
• SSUSH7: Investigate political, economic, and
social developments during the Age of
Jackson.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT STANDARDS
•NAT-4.0 Analyze relationships among different
regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and
explain how these groups’ experiences have
related to U.S. national identity.
LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• 1.Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding

suffrage, the rise of popular political culture,
and the development of American
nationalism.
MINI-LESSON:
KEY VOCABULARY TERMS

• What words and people do I need to know?

• President Andrew Jackson
• Nullification Crisis
• Indian Removal Act
• Henry Clay
• Jacksonian Democracy
• The American System
• American Nationalism
• Suffrage
HENRY
CLAY’S
AMERICAN
SYSTEM
VIDEO
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• Jacksonian Democracy
Jackson personified the desirable and undesirable qualities of Westerners.
He stood for the right of the common people to have a greater voice in
government. Distinct changes in laws, practices, and popular attitudes gave
rise to Jacksonian Democracy and were in turn accelerated by the new
equalitarian spirit.

Jacksonian Revolution of 1828: Jackson won more than twice the electoral

vote of John Quincy Adams. However the popular vote was much closer.
Adams had strong support in New England while Jackson swept the South
and Southwest. In the middle states and the Northwest, the popular vote
was close.
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• Age of the common man: All white males had access to the polls.
Jackson was portrayed by the opposition as a common man, an
illiterate backwoodsman, during the election of 1828. He was
depicted as being uncorrupt, natural, and plain. His supporters
described his simple and true morals and fierce and resolute will.
• Spoils system: Jackson defended the principle of "rotation in office,"
the removal of officeholders of the rival party on democratic grounds.
He wanted to give as many individuals as possible a chance to work
for the government and to prevent the development of an elite
bureaucracy.
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• National Republicans: They became the Whig party during Jackson’s
second term. John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay guided this party in
the 1830s. They were the Jeffersonian Republicans, along with
numerous former Federalists who believed that the national
government should advocate economic development.
• Worcester v. Georgia, 1832: Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the
Cherokees were not a state nor a foreign nation and therefore lacked
standing to bring suit. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831: Marshall
ruled that the Cherokees were a "domestic dependent nation"
entitled to federal protection from mistreatment by Georgia.
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• Trail of Tears: A pro-removal chief signed the Treaty of New Echota in
1835 which ceded all Cherokee land to the United States for $5.6
million. Most Cherokees condemned the treaty. Between 1835 and
1838, 16,000 Cherokees migrated west to the Mississippi along the
Trail of Tears. 2,000 to 4,000 Cherokees died.
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• Bank War: Nicholas Biddle operated the Bank of the United States
since 1823. Many opposed the Bank because it was big and powerful.
Some disputed its constitutionality. Jackson tried to destroy the Bank
by vetoing a bill to recharter the Bank. He removed the federal
government’s deposits from the Bank and put them into various state
and local banks or "pet banks." Biddle tightened up on credit and
called in loans, hoping for a retraction by Jackson, which never
occurred. A financial recession resulted.
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY NOTES
• Nullification Crisis: Calhoun introduced the idea in his SC Exposition and
Protest. States that suffered from the tariff of 1828 had the right to nullify or
override the law within their borders. Jackson proclaimed that nullification
was unconstitutional and that the Constitution established "a single nation,"
not a league of states. A final resolution of the question of nullification was
postponed until 1861, when South Carolina, accompanied by other southern
states, seceded from the Union and started the Civil War.
• Clay Compromise: He devised the Compromise Tariff which provided for a
gradual lowering of duties between 1833-1842. The Force Bill authorized the
president to use arms to collect customs duties in South Carolina. Without
the compromise, he believed that the Force Bill would produce a civil war.
JACKSONINAN DEMOCRACY
POWERPOINT
• STUDENTS WILL CREATE A POWERPOINT THAT ANALYZES AND DESCRIBES THE
PRINCIPLES OF JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY. THE POWERPOINT MUST INCLUDE A
MINIMUM OF FIVE OF THE TEN POINTS EMPHASISED IN THE NOTES:
• The definition of Jacksonian Democracy is a requirement, the other four will be selected by the
individual student.
• A title page and works cited page are required. (Students must include a minimum of 3 websites.)
• At least one page of text is essential to describe each tenant of Jacksonian Democracy.
• Finally students are expected to answer the following question: Was Jacksonian Democracy really
a movement to promote equality or was it just designed to advance the interest of a certain
segment of the American population? Please support your response with information obtained
from the PowerPoint and your research.
• PROJECT IS DUE ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2018 by Midnight. Please send to
coachstreetman@gmail.com .
•
EVALUATION!!
LEARNING TARGETS…
• 1. Students will be able to
explain the importance of
the Era of Jacksonian
Democracy.
EVALUTATION INSTRUCTIONS
• 1. Review of standard, element, essential question and key vocabulary
terms.

• 2. Students will complete a bubble map that describes Jacksonian

Democracy.
GEORGIA STANDARDS OF
EXCELLENCE
• SSUSH7: Investigate political, economic, and
social developments during the Age of
Jackson.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT STANDARDS
•NAT-4.0 Analyze relationships among different
regional, social, ethnic, and racial groups, and
explain how these groups’ experiences have
related to U.S. national identity.
LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• 1.Explain Jacksonian Democracy, expanding

suffrage, the rise of popular political culture,
and the development of American
nationalism.
MINI-LESSON:
KEY VOCABULARY TERMS

• What words and people do I need to know?

• President Andrew Jackson
• Nullification Crisis
• Indian Removal Act
• Henry Clay
• Jacksonian Democracy
• The American System
• American Nationalism
• Suffrage
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY BUBBLE MAP