1. Aim: Was Andrew Jackson the “common man’s” president or a tyrant?
Do Now:
History vs. Jackson Review
Election of 1828 Analysis
Homework:
Prepare for Quiz on John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson on Friday.

2. Election of 1828 1 – Who won the election of 1828?
2- What region of the country voted for Andrew Jackson? Why?
3- What region of the country voted for John Quincy Adams? Why?
4- From the looks of the 1828 election map, how does it appear that westward expansion might affect national politics?

3. Group Activity – Museum Board
Each group will be assigned one reading about Andrew Jackson's Presidency (Spoils System, Trouble with Tariffs/Nullification Crisis, War against the Bank of the United States, Worcester v. Georgia and the Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears).
Each group will read the description and two primary sources about one of the events/policies of Andrew Jackson and complete their section of their chart using text-based evidence.
Each group will then construct a poster with the following components:
Title of event/policy.
Description of event/policy.
One piece of text-based evidence showing Andrew Jackson as the “common-man’s” president (Label which document it came from).
One piece of text based evidence showing Andrew Jackson as a tyrant.
Visual about the event/policy (Label which document it came from).

5. Common Man’s President
Debate Points
Common Man’s President
Tyrant

6. Apply your knowledge
What is your view of Andrew Jackson? Is he the common-man’s president or a tyrant? Why? (Cite Specifics)
Did your view change of Jackson change after examining the documents in class? Why or Why not? (Cite Specifics)

7. Spoils System
A practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party.
Jackson removed several public officials and replaced them with his own Jacksonian Democrats.
Defended the practice by stating any intellectual man can be a government official and supported his image as the common man's president.

8. Trouble with Tariffs – Nullification Crisis
John Quincy Adams passed a high tariff (tax on imported goods) that was referred to as the “Tariff of Abominations,” especially in the South
Jackson supported the tariff to gain support of northern voters – tariff protects American business interests by making foreign goods more expensive.
South Carolina wanted to nullify the Tariff because they believed it infringed on State’s Rights.
Led by Vice President John C Calhoun – South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union
Jackson writes a proclamation, reminding the people of South Carolina that the union was comprised not of states, but of “the people”

9. War against the National Bank
Jackson was against a National Bank; Bank was corrupt and did not help the common man.
Defunded the National Bank
Vetoed the re-chartering of the Bank.
Many opponents viewed this as an abuse of presidential power.
National Republican tried to use this against Jackson in the election of 1832.
Jackson ended up defeating Henry Clay in his re-election big in 1832
Henry Clay Nicholas Biddle

10. Worcester vs. Georgia
Samuel Worchester was found guilty of violating Georgia state law requiring non-Native Americans to have a state license on Native American land.
John Marshall wrote that the "laws of Georgia can have no force" in Cherokee territory – declared Georgia State Law to be unconstitutional.
John Marshall then established the doctrine that the national government alone could conduct Native American affairs – giving the national government more power than the states.
President Andrew Jackson and John Marshall locked horns on the issue. After Worcester Case, Jackson remarked, "John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it."

11. Indian Removal Act/Trail of Tears
People were moving westward, especially in the Southern United States and need Indian land for farming.
Congress passes the Indian Removal Act which gave Indians land further west in exchange for their current land.
Cherokees Resisted – Brought case to Supreme Court - Court ruled in favor of Cherokees Andrew Jackson opposed the ruling.
Andrew Jackson and Martin VanBuren forcefully removed the Indians – Trail of Tears