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Chapter 6: 1828-1844 Inquiry Organizer
Was the democratization of politics during the Jacksonian era a shift from Founding era political theory?
In this organizer
- Lesson4
- Narrative10
- Primary Source13
- Point-Counterpoint1
- Decision Point2
Compelling question
Was the democratization of politics during the Jacksonian era a shift from Founding era political theory?
Chapter objectives
- Students will explore the expansion of democracy in the Jacksonian era and its limits.
- Students will explore the sources of unity and conflict in American politics and society during the Jackson presidency, westward expansion, antebellum reform.
- Students will compare the democratization of politics during the Jacksonian era with the ideals of the Founding era.
Supporting questions and resources
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Supporting question 1
How did the Jacksonian era expand democracy in politics?
Supporting question 2
How did Jacksonian politics cause conflict in American society and politics?
- NarrativeThe Nullification
- Primary SourceJohn C. Calhoun,South Carolina Exposition and Protest, 1828
- NarrativeThe Trail of Tears
- LessonAmerican Indians in American Art
- LessonResponses to the Cherokee Removal Mini
- Primary SourceIndian Removal Act, 1830, and Cherokee Chief John Ross’s Memorial and Protest to Congress, 1836
- Decision PointAndrew Jackson’s Veto of the National Bank
- Primary SourceWebster-Hayne Debates, 1830
- Primary SourceAndrew Jackson, Bank Veto Message, 1832
- Primary SourceJohn C. Calhoun, “Slavery as a Positive Good,” 1837
Supporting question 3
How did Americans advocate for greater reform during the Jacksonian Era?
- NarrativeNat Turner’s Rebellion
- NarrativeThe Mormon Trail
- LessonThe Women’s Movement and the Seneca Falls Convention
- NarrativeWilliam Lloyd Garrison’s War Against Slavery
- Primary SourceDavid Walker, “An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World,”
- NarrativeFrederick Douglass’s Path to Freedom
- Primary SourceFrederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1845
- NarrativeElizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage
- Primary SourceSarah M. Grimké, Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and Condition of Women, 1837
- Primary SourceDorothea Dix, Memorial to the Legislation of Massachusetts, 1843
Supporting question 4
In what ways did the Jacksonian era reflect the ideals of the Founding?
- Point-CounterpointIs the Concurrent Majority Theory Faithful to the Ideals of the Constitution?
- Primary SourceAlexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
- LessonUnit 3 Civics Connection: Liberty and Union
- Chapter 6 Introductory Essay: 1828-1844
- NarrativeThe Lowell Girls
- NarrativeJohn Quincy Adams and the Amistad
- Primary SourceRalph Waldo Emerson, “The American Scholar,” 1837
- Primary SourceJedediah Burchard, Revivalist Sermon, 1835
- BRI Homework Help Video: The Rise of Mass Politics: Jacksonian Democracy
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