Watch the video clip
http://www.history.com/topics/uspresidents/andrew-jackson
Write your initial reaction to Andrew Jackson
as President.
I feel Andrew Jackson
was…………………………………………………………………
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Discuss with a partner- then we will share all
together.
America is Changing
 American
populations move to the frontier
 Voting rights are extended to lower classes
Election of 1824
Everyone should vote
for Adams! (I want to
be Secretary of State!)
4
Candidates running
 John Quincy Adams: supported by New England
 Henry Clay: Supported in West
 Andrew Jackson: Supported in West
 William Crawford: Supported in the South
That’s
corrupt!!!
BOOOOO
O!
Election of 1824 Results
 No
clear winner.
 Election resolved in the House of
Representatives
 Henry Clay got his supporters to vote for
Adams and after Adams became president he
made Clay Secretary of State.
 Jackson’s supporters said they made a
corrupt bargain
John Quincy Adams
 Becomes
6th President
 Wanted to improve education and roads
 Because of his unpopularity, was unable to
accomplish anything
Today’s Learning Target:
We will be able to explain how Jackson’s
Presidency redefined the authority of the
central government.
Success Criteria:
We will explain how Jackson’s presidency
was different from previous presidents we
have studied
Each group will have two topics to cover and
teach each other.
Topic A- Election of 1828 and Jackson’s
Inaguration (1/2 of group do this topic)
Topic B- Picking of Jackson’s Cabinet (Kitchen
Cabinet) and Spoils System
(1/2 of group pick this topic)
 Take
15 Minutes to read assigned topic and
make a Frayer chart in your notebook with a
full explanation (who/what/where/why)
 Please
do the full explanation in your own
words and do not copy the textbook word for
word
READINGS:
-Election of 1828 and Jackson’s
Inauguration (Pages 348-351)
-Picking of Jackson’s Cabinet (Kitchen
Cabinet) and Spoils System (351-352)
 Partner
with another person in your group
and share what you learned by talking to
them. Take turns.
 Finally
make another Frayer diagram in your
notebook (who, what, where, why) for the
issue that your partner read about. Help
each other with this.
 Discuss
as a class the impact or significance
of both issues
Topic A- Election of 1828 and Jackson’s
Inauguration
Topic B- Picking of Jefferson’s Cabinet
(Kitchen Cabinet) and Spoils System
 How
was Jackson's presidency different from
the other presidents you have learned about?
(provide two ways)(use evidence you learned
in class today)
Jackson was different from previous
presidents we have learned about
by……………………………………………………………………
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In
addition,…………………………………………………………
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