TAH Workshop: Age of Jackson
Standards & Methods
Fran O’Malley
Delaware Social Studies Education
Project
February 11, 2012
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Entry Activity
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President A:
President B:
President C:
President D:
Previously Held Office
Vice President
Secretary of State
Secretary of State
Secretary of State
What pattern appears to emerge from the data? Support your
answer with evidence.
Hypothetical Election
Candidate A
Candidate B
Candidate C
Candidate D
Qualifications
Talented Secretary of State
Speaker of the House
Treasurer
Military Hero
Hypothetical Election Results
Candidate
Popular Results
Electoral Results
A
108,740
84
B
47,136
37
C
46,618
41
D
153,544
99
Hypothetical Election
Amendment Twelve, United
States Constitution
“…if no person have such a
majority [of electoral votes],
then from the persons having
the highest numbers not
exceeding three on the list of
those voted for as President,
the House of Representatives
shall choose immediately, by
ballot, the President…”
Amendment XII “Wordled:”
Highlighting Significant Points
Hypothetical Election Results
Candidate
Popular Results
Electoral Results
A
108,740
84
B
47,136
37
C
46,618
41
D
153,544
99
Election of 1824
Candidate
Popular Results
Electoral Results
A: John
Quincy Adams
108,740
84
B: Henry Clay
47,136
37
C: William
Crawford
46,618
41
D: Andrew
Jackson
153,544
99
Hypothetical Election
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No candidate received a
MAJORITY of electoral votes.
Election goes into the House.
House elects John Quincy
Adams.
3 days later, Adams appoints
Clay to the position of
______________.
Jackson supporters allege a
“Corrupt Bargain!!!!!”
Chronological Thinking:
Change over Time/Cause-Effect
Investigative
File
History Cold Case #1824
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Case: Corrupt Bargain.
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Suspects: John Quincy Adams & Henry Clay.
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Question: Did they engage in a “corrupt
bargain?”
Investigation
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Examine the historical
evidence.
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Complete the
investigative report.
Chronology of the Case
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November 3, 1824:
“general” presidential election takes place.
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January 8, 1825:
dinner together.
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay have
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February 9, 1825:
House of Representatives elects John Quincy
Adams president of the United States.
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February 12, 1825:
John Quincy Adams appoints Henry Clay to be
his Secretary of State.
Extension Activity
Create Campaign Poster for the Election of
1828
John Quincy Adams v Andrew Jackson
Media Strategies
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Define your candidate.
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Define your opponent.
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Define the stakes in the
election.
Campaign Information/Resource
Source: Presidential Campaigns by Paul Boller.
Standards Based Questions
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What is the purpose of the poster?
What is the creator’s point of view?
From whose perspective is it crafted?
Is it credible?
What are some facts…interpretations found
in the poster?
Next Lesson: Organize
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Count Off: 1-3 then repeat.
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Group A: 1s
Group B: 2s
Group C: 3s
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More Organization
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Group Count Off
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Each person take a number from 1-8.
How Democratic was Andrew
Jackson?
The DBQ Project
Tasks
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Person 1: p. 56.
Person 2: p. 57.
Person 3: p. 58.
Person 4: p. 59.
Person 5: p. 60.
Person 6: p. 61.
Person 7: p. 62.
Person 8: p. 63.
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Analyze
documents/evidence.
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Which interpretation
does each support?
Andrew Jackson was…
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Very undemocratic.
Undemocratic.
Democratic.
Very Democratic.
Jigsaw
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Develop Expertise: All same numbers (e.g.
all #3s) meet and discuss the documents and
the thesis it supports.
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Share: return to mixed number group,
describe document, and expert group
conclusion.
Document Descriptors
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Doc A:
Doc B:
Doc C:
Doc D:
Doc E:
Doc F:
Doc G:
Doc H:
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Doc I:
Doc J:
Doc K:
Doc L:
Doc M:
Doc N:
Doc O:
Doc P:
Understanding Presentism
“…a mode of literary or historical analysis in
which present-day ideas and perspectives
are anachronistically introduced into
depictions or interpretations of the past.
Some modern historians seek to avoid
presentism in their work because they
believe it creates a distorted understanding
of their subject matter.”
One Question, Two Meanings
(and possibly 2 interpretations)
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1831: How democratic was Andrew
Jackson?
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“democratic” involved considerations of white males.
2012: How democratic was Andrew
Jackson?
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“democratic” involves considerations of all (or MANY more)
people.
Interpreting Jackson
1831 Question Group v 2012 Question Group
Where does Jackson fall?
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Very undemocratic
– Undemocratic
– Democratic
– Very Democratic
Misconceptions
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What did the students “know” about Andrew
Jackson or the “age” that he led or
symbolized?
Lesson Study
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Attendance Confirmation
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Select & plan a lesson with your group.