2. Unit 3-, early Republic Today- Jackson presidency- Video clips…. notes
“man of the people” or tyrant…. Or both?
HW: thematic timeline…
Tomorrow- Indian Removal Policy, Trail of Tears
Wednesday- review
Thursday- test

3. By the 1820s there is universal white male suffrage
What does that mean?
Can too much democracy be dangerous?
Should there be any limits on who can vote?

4. ANDREW JACKSON- KEY QUESTION:
Man of the people? OR TYRANT?

5. UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE:
By the 1820s, all states had granted all adult white men the right to vote….
Jackson-
born in poverty to Scotch- Irish immigrants,
from the frontier,
a “self made man”
Scar on his face from refusing to polish the boots of a British soldier during Revolution when he was a teenager
Hero of the War of 1812
Multiple bullets in his body from surviving several duels…
POPULIST: Hated the rich, privileged elite who held power in Washington

7. “GENERAL” JACKSON VERSUS…

8. ELECTION OF 1824 How does this election map show sectionalism?
Who do you think the winner should be?

9. Jackson versus JQA and Clay: 2 new parties form
Democrats
Whigs
Followers of Jackson
States rights
State banks
Low taxes
Followers of Clay
Nationalism:
Bank of US
Internal improvements
Tariffs

10. Jackson versus “political enemies”
“spoils system”- government jobs given to political supporters of the party in power
Jackson fires 10% of government officials, replacing them with DEMOCRATS

11. Jackson vs. Nicholas Biddle and the National Bank
Vetoes National Bank in 1832
New use of veto power!!
Wins re-election
Puts money into “pet banks” in states
Leads to economic chaos

12. Jackson vs. John C Calhoun and South Carolina Nullification
South Carolina nullifies a federal Tariff
VP Calhoun supports this “states right”
Also claims right for a state to secede, or leave, the Union
Jackson threatens military force

13. Jackson v. Supreme Court and Cherokees
Enacts forced relocation of Cherokee even though Supreme Court ruled they had a right to stay in Georgia
Indian Removal Act 1830: gave money to Jackson to negotiate with natives east of Mississippi to move them west
Worcester v. Georgia- Cherokee win case against Georgia; Jackson ignores
“Trail of Tears”- forced march of Cherokee; 4000 perish

14. Jackson: Man of the people or TYRANT?

15. Petition for secession signed by 125,000 Texans (2012)…
Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.
ASSUME THE VAST MAJORITY OF TEXANS AGREED….. DO THEY HAVE THE RIGHT?

16. Please have out your… Unit Summaries
Questions from yesterday on 2 docs
(xword puzzle due tomorrow)

18. Trail of Tears

19. Solutions to the “Indian problem”
Assimilation/ Civilization:
Washington, Jefferson- Natives would become farmers, adopt Christianity, individually own land, learn to read and write…. Become “Americans”
Removal:
Jackson- civilization will never work- need to find some place to settle the Natives in the west
KEY QUESTION: Why did people in the 1830s support Indian Removal?

20. INDIAN REMOVAL POLICY: KEY TERMS
Indian Removal Act- $$$ given to Jackson to negotiate w/ tribes to move them west of Mississippi
Worcester v. Georgia- Cherokee win against Georgia (John Marshall); Jackson ignores and forces them west
Trail of Tears of 20,000 Cherokee die

21. Humane solution or…… comparable to the “final solution”…… HISTORICAL CONTEXT: What did they think then v. now?

22. 11/8
Please have out timeline additions and questions on Trail of Tears
Quick recap of Trail of Tears documents
Unit 3 test tomorrow
JEOPARDY!

23. Timeline additions Date Image
Brief description/ explanation of how it connects to theme
Yellow- economics….
Orange- global connections…
Blue- Power, Authority, Governance
Pink- Civic Ideals…
Green- movement…

24. KEY QUESTION: Why did people in the 1830s support Indian Removal?
Why did Jackson or Boudinot think Indian Removal was in the best interest of the Cherokee?
Do you believe them? What parts sound sincere/ believable?
Why might some people at the time have believed that Indian Removal was a reasonable policy?
How have our attitudes changed/ stayed the same since the 1830s?