UNIT 6:
JACKSONIAN
AMERICA
(1828 - 1848)
King Andrew (political cartoon), unknown, 1832.
58. Election of 1824, 1828
59. Indian Removal Act, 1830
60. Maysville Road Veto, 1830
61. Nat Turnerʼs revolt, 1831
62. Nullification Crisis, 1832-33
63. Jackson destroyed Bank of the United States, 1833-36
64. Panic of 1837
65. Horace Mann began school reform in Massachusetts, 1837
66. Trail of Tears, 1838
FRQs
• 1971 “Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828 was the
consequence of the rise of democracy rather than
the start of a new democratic age.” Assess the
validity of this statement.
• 1996 Analyze the extent to which TWO of the
following influenced the development of democracy
between 1820 and 1840.
– Jacksonian economic policy
– Changes in electoral politics
– Second Great Awakening
– Westward movement
• 2001 The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of
the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its
characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response.
– Economic development
– Politics
– Reform Movements
• 1973 “Political movements in the United States often reflect a yearning for
the past.” Assess the validity of this generalization by applying it to both the
Jacksonians and the Populists.
• 1976 “Both the Jacksonian Democrats during 1824-1840 and the Populists
during 1890-1896 attacked and sought to root out special privilege in
American life. The Jacksonian Democrats attained power and succeeded;
the Populists failed.” Assess the validity of this view. Give roughly equal
attention to the Jacksonian Democrats and the Populists.
• 1989 In what ways were the late nineteenth century populists the heirs of
the Jacksonian democrats with respect to overall objectives AND specific
proposals for reform.
DBQs
• 1990 Jacksonian Democrats view themselves as the guardians of
the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual
liberty, and equality of economic opportunity. In light of the
following documents and your knowledge of the 1820's and
1830's, to what extent do you agree with Jacksonian's view of
themselves?
• 1980 "The Decision of the Jackson Administration to remove the
Cherokee Indians to lands west of the Mississippi River in the
1830's was more a reformulation of the national policy that had
been in effect since the 1790's than a change in that policy."
Assess the validity of this generalization with reference to the
moral, political, constitutional, and practical concerns that shaped
national Indian policy between 1789 and the mid-1830's.
• 2011b Explain the ways that participation in political campaigns
and elections in the United States changed between 1815 and
1840, and analyze forces and events that led to these changes.
John Gast, American Progress, 1872.
UNIT 7: MANIFEST DESTINY AND THE
COURSE OF EMPIRE (1821 - 1849)
67. Election of 1840
68. Term “Manifest Destiny” first used, 1845
69. Annexation of Texas, 1845
70. Mexican-American War, 1846-48
71. Wilmot Proviso, 1846
72. Mormons migrated to Utah, 1847-48
73. Seneca Falls convention, 1848
74. Mexican Cession, 1848
75. California gold rush, 1849
76. Compromise of 1850
FRQs
• 1993 Compare the expansionist foreign policies of Presidents Thomas
Jefferson and James K. Polk. To what extent did their policies
strengthen the United States?
• 2004 Analyze the effectiveness of political compromise in reducing
sectional tensions in the period 1820-1861.
• 2005 To what extent did the debates about the Mexican War and its
aftermath reflect the sectional interests of New Englanders,
westerners, and southerners in the period of 1845 to 1855?
• 2009 Analyze the social, political, and economic forces of the 1840s
and early 1850s that led to the emergence of the Republican Party.
• 2013 Analyze the causes of growing opposition to slavery in the
United States from 1776 to 1852. In your response, consider both
underlying forces and specific events that contributed to the growing
opposition.
• 1993 In what ways did the early nineteenth century
reform movements for abolition and women’s rights
illustrate both the strengths and weaknesses of
democracy in the early American republic?
• 1994 Analyze the way in which two of the following
influenced the development of American society:
– Puritanism during the seventeenth century
– The Great Awakening during the eighteenth century
– The Second Great Awakening during the nineteenth century
• 2003 In what ways did developments in transportation
bring about economic and social change in the U.S.
from 1820-1860?
• 2002 “Reform movements in the United States
sought to expand democratic ideals.” Assess the
validity of this statement with specific reference to
the years 1825–1850.
• 2010b The issue of territorial expansion sparked
considerable debate in the period 1800–1855.
Analyze this debate and evaluate the influence of
both supporters and opponents of territorial
expansion in shaping federal government policy.