How did democratic participation expand in the United States?

How did reform movements in the early nineteenth century address the social and economic challenges of the era?

How did industrialization and urbanization transform the economy, society, and culture of the United States in the nineteenth century?

How did reform movements in the early nineteenth century address the social and economic challenges of the era?

How did Americans and democratic institutions respond to the rapid economic changes of the early 19th century?

How did Andrew Jackson's presidency reshape American politics?

How did Americans and democratic institutions respond to the rapid economic changes of the early nineteenth century?

How did Americans and democratic institutions respond to the rapid economic changes of the early 19th century? 

An activity to help students identify expansions and restrictions of voting rights over time.

Help students sort primary sources into categories to illustrate understanding of nineteenth century social movements.

Help students analyze the different reform movements from the nineteenth century.

Analyze cause and effect relationships using primary sources and historical reasoning.

An interactive political cartoon of Andrew Jackson.

How did Andrew Jackson's presidency reshape American politics?

Help students analyze a political cartoon to build background knowledge for the deconstructed DBQ.

Support students with a scaffolded version of the Unit 6 Deconstructed DBQ document set.

Analyze primary sources to answer a historical prompt.

The documents for the Unit 6 Deconstructed DBQ.

What were the key events of Jackson's presidency and how did they impact on our constitutional system?

What was the impact of industrialization and immigration during the Jacksonian Era?

A scoring guide to assist in the assessment of the Unit 6 DBQ.

This document provides teacher support for implementing the Unit 6: America in Transition Deconstructed DBQ in the middle school classroom. It includes seven documents, each designed to help students explore connections to the DBQ question while understanding the relevant historical context.

Primary Sources that help students discover the reform movements of the Nineteenth Century.