Agenda: Thanksgiving Share out, DCA, Introduce Ch.11/Ch.10Assignments Due: :Agenda: Thanksgiving Share out, DCA, Introduce Ch.11/Ch.10Assignments Due: PRIMETIME: Find an empty space somewhere on a used page in your NB and jot down what you did over the weekend and think about if you think it resembled the original thanksgiving meal. 3-4 sentences. Monday: December 1, 2008


Ch.11 Preview :Ch.11 Preview Please just take a Chapter walk preview after the DCA. Start on page 332 and flip through the pages looking at the text features till page 351.


Slide 3:Ch. 11 Vocabulary NB 42


Chapter 11 :Chapter 11 Vocabulary


1. Plurality :1. Plurality Largest single share.


2. Spoils System :2. Spoils System Giving Government jobs to your supporters.


3. Suffrage :3. Suffrage The right to vote.


4. Bureaucracy :4. Bureaucracy The structure or hierarchy of an organization/government.


5. Depression :5. Depression A period of low Economic Activity and mass unemployment.


6. Laissez-Faire :6. Laissez-Faire Government policy to keep out of economic issues.


7. Majority :7. Majority More than half.


8. Mudslinging :8. Mudslinging Political trash talking to ruin your opponents reputation.


Agenda: Finish Vocabulary, Video, Cornell Notes with Clicker QuestionsAssignments Due :Agenda: Finish Vocabulary, Video, Cornell Notes with Clicker QuestionsAssignments Due PRIMETIME: Please collect your notebook and finish/ review CH.11 Vocab NB 42. Tuesday: December 2, 2008


Agenda: Cornell Notes on Jackson, Jackson Article, NB 43 Andrew Jackson the ManAssignments Due :Agenda: Cornell Notes on Jackson, Jackson Article, NB 43 Andrew Jackson the ManAssignments Due PRIMETIME: Please collect your notebook and review your vocab words independently, Be thinking about how you can put them in sentences. Wednesday: Dec 3, 2008


Railroads replaced the use of horse drawn carriages and canal boats. :Railroads replaced the use of horse drawn carriages and canal boats. True False


Modern combine machines still use the technology that was developed during Jackson’s Era. :Modern combine machines still use the technology that was developed during Jackson’s Era. True False


The new reaper, combine, and steel plow slowed down the world’s supply of food. :The new reaper, combine, and steel plow slowed down the world’s supply of food. True False


NB 43 Chapter 11 :NB 43 Chapter 11 “The Jackson Era” Key Facts PLEASE BE READY TO WRITE DOWN WHAT IS IN RED!


Prologue: :Prologue: The Age of Jackson represented the democratization of US politics. Jackson was a speculator who moved to the West and profited greatly off selling lands to new frontier settlers. Jackson was a self-made man who had a sizable estate, represented by the fact that he had over 100 slaves on his Tennessee plantation. Jackson embodied this democratization of the US, largely because he embodied the new West. Starting with the election of 1820, the West began to play a strong roll in the politics on the nation. It dominated them in 1828.


Election of 1824 :Election of 1824 All candidates were Republican William Crawford Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams Jackson, Clay and Adams were favorite son candidates = supported by state where they resided


Election of 1824 :Election of 1824


Who received the most votes? :Who received the most votes? Jackson Adams Crawford Clay


Who received the majority of the vote? :Who received the majority of the vote? Jackson Each Person Crawford No One


Slide 26:total of 261 electoral votes, 131 needed to win majority – more than half plurality – largest single share Since there was no majority, H.O.R. voted on who would be president


Who won the election with the most house votes? :Who won the election with the most house votes? Jackson Adams Crawford Clay


Slide 28:Clay used his influence as speaker of the house to get Adams selected in exchange for being appt. Sec. of State Jackson accused them of stealing the election this was known as the corrupt bargain. The election of 1824 Won by J. Quincy Adams & Jackson lost b/c of a corrupt deal. 2 party system emerges.


Election of 1828 :Election of 1828 B/tw Adams and Jackson Ugly with mudslinging It was dominated by personal accusations. They ranged from murder, to abuse of power and privilege, to infidelity. Many Jacksonites were looking to avenge the “corrupt bargain” of 1824. Jackson won with landslide.


Slide 30:Jackson won the election with a landslide – an overwhelming victory 56% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes


Did Jackson win majority of the vote in 1828? :Did Jackson win majority of the vote in 1828? True False


Jacksonian Democracy :Jacksonian Democracy Political Change under Jackson. Old Ways under Founding fathers Leadership dominated by economic and social elites in gov. Pleas to the masses were restrained. Popular participation in politics limited. Politics played only a minor role in people’s lives. New ways during Jackson Era Equality and opportunity for some in gov.. Replaced federal government office-holders with friends to rid America of old school merchants = Spoils System. Change in electoral college = more voting.


NB 44 “Common Man” :NB 44 “Common Man” NB 44 Draw 8 pictures of events or items you think could be used to describe Jackson's personality and presidency.


Draw an Annotated Slide or Illustration about Jackson :Draw an Annotated Slide or Illustration about Jackson


Agenda: Finish “Common Man” Cloze Reading ActivityAssignments Due :Agenda: Finish “Common Man” Cloze Reading ActivityAssignments Due PRIMETIME: Please collect your notebook and finish drawing on “Common Man”. Thursday: Dec 4, 2008


8. Gaining the right to vote is referred to as :8. Gaining the right to vote is referred to as


A tax on imported goods is called a :A tax on imported goods is called a


Breaking away from the U.S. is to :Breaking away from the U.S. is to


10. The majority of the Cherokees were originally located in this state: :10. The majority of the Cherokees were originally located in this state:


A term which means to cancel something is :A term which means to cancel something is


To force a person or group of people to move. :To force a person or group of people to move.


The belief that government which governs least governs best. :The belief that government which governs least governs best.


Surprise attacks rather than organize warfare. :Surprise attacks rather than organize warfare.


Jackson thought the bank was :Jackson thought the bank was


Making up false accusations to ruin your opponents reputation is known as :Making up false accusations to ruin your opponents reputation is known as