Tasks:
- Begin class with notes on the creation of the 2nd Party System. Be able to distinguish the political parties from one another: How do the political platforms and followers of the Democrats and Whigs differ from each other?
- Introduce economic changes occurring throughout the nation during the Age of Jackson, better known as the Market Revolution.
- Question: How did the economy expand and reorganize during the Age of Jackson? What restrictions did people experience?
- In small groups, categorize evidence related to economic change from chapter 14 and Remini chapter as showing expansion, reorganization, or restriction.
- Using categorized evidence, consider how the market revolution impacted the different regions in the United States by completing Essay in Five Minutes as small group.
Reminders:
- Unit Four Test Monday 11/2 (essay) and Tuesday 11/3 (multiple choice)
- Test corrections due 11/13
