1. ■Essential Question ■Essential Question: –How did American “democracy” change over time from the Age of Jefferson in 1800 to the Age of Jackson in the 1830s? ■Reading Quiz Ch 13A (418-434)

2. Jeffersonian vs. Jacksonian Democracy Activity

3. Jefferson vs. Jackson Discussion Questions ■Party Ideal vs. Presidential Reality? –In the Jeffersonian era (1800-1824), what was the “Jeffersonian ideal”? –In the “Age of Jackson” (1824-1840), what was the “Jacksonian ideal”? –To what extent did each man, Jefferson & Jackson, live up to their own party ideology? Which president was more consistent with his own ideal? –To what extent were Jefferson & Jackson “representatives of the people”?

4. Jefferson vs. Jackson Democratic-Repubs ■Thomas Jefferson ■States’ rights ■Individual liberties ■Strict interpretation of the Constitution ■Support yeoman farmers & an “agrarian republic”Democrats ■Jackson ■States’ rights ■Defend the Constitution ■Support democracy for “common man” ■Economic opportunity for all