Tasks:
- Begin class with 5 practice multiple choice questions that relate to Andrew Jackson political cartoon.
- Discuss answers to questions in small group.
- In small groups, discuss Remini chapter one. Use the following questions to guide discussion:
- What is Remini's argument in chapter one?
- What does Remini argue about the political changes taking place in the country? What are the political changes? How do those changes start to influence lives of Americans?
- Whole class debrief. Use the political cartoon and notes on Jackson's presidency to correct answers a, b, c from small group discussion on Friday.
- To know about Jackson's terms as president:
- K = Kitchen Cabinet
- N = Nullification Crisis
- I = Indian Removal
- C = Creation of 2nd Party System (Whigs and Democrats)
- K = Kill the Bank
- S = Spoils System
Reminders:
- Unit Four Test Monday 11/2 (essay) & Tuesday 11/3 (multiple choice)
- Test Corrections due 11/13
