1. DBQ “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”

2. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Understand the prompt, what are you supposed to do???
Time period
How did “participation in political campaigns and elections change”?
What things caused these changes to occur?
Consider PK and use the documents to support your answer to above question/prompt.
Essay structure suggestions: time line of events.
/1820/1824/1828/1832/1836/1840
Best sample essay walked through the major elections during this time period and included explanation of events that led to the result of that election. The issues!

3. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document A: Voter Participation
1812 to 1840 dramatic increase in voter participation, why?
Emergence of political parties
Campaign strategies
Polarizing issues
Removal of voting requirements
Popular press
Relevant outside info:
Election of JQA - Tariffs
Corrupt bargain - dirty campaigns
MO Compromise
Economic panics, 1819/1837
Andrew Jackson
Political parties

4. Possible synthesis document???
“Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document B: Amending NY Constitution
Fear of expanding voting rights/suffrage
- Other countries that expanded suffrage failed
Voting rights expanded
Elected officials
Other states followed NY leads
Relevant outside information:
Growing middle class
Industrial and market revolution
Desire for more say in government
Possible synthesis document???

5. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document C: Martin Van Buren
Desire to bring back political parties
Self serving interest? Southern planters and Northern republicans as one party
Bridge the sectional divide
Anti JQA and Henry Clay
Relevant outside information:
“Little Magician”
Corrupt bargain
American System
Andrew Jackson
Old Hickory
Tariff of Abominations

6. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document D: Democratic Party Ballot
“The Peoples Ticket”
Jackson popularity
Coat tailing
Appeal for popular support
Popular vote wins the day, first of its kind
Relevant outside information:
Hickory poles
Jacksonian democracy
Spoils system
Party convention
BBQ
mudslinging

7. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document E: Working Man’s Party - Chapter 14

8. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document F - Chapter 14

9. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document G: Newspaper publications
Most widely distributed reading material
Elites were anti-press
High literacy rate
Interest in news, events, politics
Relevant outside information:
First Amendment
Editorials
Use in campaigns

10. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document H: Davey Crockett
Advice by Crockett
Promises, true or false
Patriotism
Rhetoric
Speeches
Relevant outside information:
Texas
The Alamo
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston

11. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Document I: Hard Cider and Log Cabins
Harrison and Tyler ticket, first of its kind
Humble background of Harrison, log cabin and cider
Use of rallies, posters, buttons, etc.
“simple man” Presidency
Election victory with little substance, won on perception
Relevant outside information:
Floats
Rallies
Emblems
“keep the ball rolling”
Slogans, “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!”

12. “Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and 1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.”
Contextualize:
Address the period leading up to this change.
Thesis:
Give an overview as to why this change occurred.
Body:
Work through a timeline of elections and events that led to these changes.
Bring an ink pen!
Breath!