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Six Weeks 1­2 weeks Title Age of Jackson Big Idea/Enduring Understanding Guiding Questions Many challenges confronted the young U.S. Government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. Why was the War of 1812 sometimes called the Second Revolutionary War? Did the state of Georgia have the right to remove the Cherokee from their homes? Who has more power the Supreme Court or an individual state? The resources included here provide teaching examples and/or meaningful learning experiences to address the District Curriculum. In order to address the TEKS to the proper depth and complexity, teachers are encouraged to use resources to the degree that they are congruent with the TEKS and research­based best practices. Teaching using only the suggested resources does not guarantee student mastery of all standards. Teachers must use professional judgment to select among these and/or other resources to teach the district curriculum. Some resources are protected by copyright. A username and password is required to view the copyrighted material. Knowledge and Skills with Student Expectations District Specificity/Examples Vocabulary Suggested Resources Resources listed and categorized to indicate suggested uses. Any additional resources must be aligned with the TEKS. (5) History. The Student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Aged of Jackson. The student is expected to: (D) explain the causes, important events, and effects of the War of 1812; Supporting Standard RC 1 CISD 2015 Bloom’s Level Understanding War of 1812 / Causes ● Impressments Important events of… ● Burning of Washington D.C. ● Battle of New Orleans ● Treaty of Ghent Effects of….. ● Effectively destroyed the American Indians ability to resist American expansion east of the Mississippi. ● Allowed the U.S. to rewrite the boundaries with Sapin and gain a stronger foothold on the lower Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico. ● The Federalist Party never recovered after its opposition to the war. Battle of New Orleans – Jackson becomes a national hero Impressmen Trade Tecumseh Battle of Tippecanoe History.com ​
War of 1812 PBS. The War of 1812 Smithsonian Star­ Spangled Banner and the War of 1812 Library of Congress A Guide to the War of 1812 Johhny Horton Song – Battle of New Orleans United Streaming/ Discovery Education War of 1812 (5) History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. The student is expected to: (F) explain the impact of the election of Andrew Jackson, including expanded suffrage; ​
Supporting Standard RC 1 (5) History. The student understands the challenges confronted by the government and its leaders in the early years of the republic and the Age of Jackson. The student is expected to: (G) analyze the reasons for the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era, including the Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears. ​
Supporting Standard RC 1 CISD 2015 What were the causes of the War of 1812? Why did we declare war on Britain? What was the result of the Battle of Tippecanoe? What effects did the War of 1812 have on the U.S. economy? Bloom’s Level Understanding “common man’ Suffrage Jackson's presidency marks the beginning of the modern Democratic Party. The presidential election of 1824 saw the Republican Party (the only part in existence at that time) in a four way split. Although Jackson received the most electoral votes, he did not have a majority. The House of Representatives voted in favor of John Quincy Adams. Jackson's followers were furious and organized behind him as the Democratic Party to win the election of 1828 in a landslide. ● Voting Age How did the election of Jackson help expand democracy? Bloom’s Level Analyzing Indian Removal Act 1830 President Jackson vigorously Checks & supported the efforts of states to effect balances the removal of Native Americans to Worcester v. lands west of the Mississippi River Georgia and the federal Indian Removal Act of Trail of 1830. Jackson ignored the 1832 Tears Supreme Court ruling handed down by Adolescent Literature No Resting Place​
by William Humphrey. Seymour Lawrence, 1989. A novel about the removal of the Cherokee Indians and the Trail of Tears. History Alive Lesson 14: ​
Andrew Jackson and the Growth of American Democracy United Streaming/ Discover Education America’s Era of Expansion and Reform: America Under Andrew Jackson Create campaign posters, buttons, slogans, etc. for Andrew Jackson's political campaign. Create a chart comparing and contrasting the election of 1800 and the election 1828. Map of Indian Trails The Trail of Tears​
, was painted by Robert Lindneux United Streaming/ Discovery Education Indian Removal Act Conflict: Trail of Tears Chief Justice John Marshall stating that the state of Georgia had no right to force the Cherokee Indians to relocate. In 1838, federal troops forced 15,000 Cherokees to relocate in what became known as the "Trail of Tears" because nearly one quarter of the Cherokees died on the march. Cherokee Indian America the Story of US: Episode 3 – Westward Territory Flocabulary – O.D.W.M. Reading like a Historian ​
Unit 4: Indian Removal Act (7) History. The student understands how political, economic, and social factors led to the growth of sectionalism and the Civil War. The student is expected to: (A) analyze the impact of tariff policies on sections of the United States before the Civil War; Supporting Standard RC 1 Worcester v. Georgia Students should be able to define: Political party​
­ An organized group of people who share some common beliefs and attitudes about public issues and nominate and seek to elect candidates to public office. ● Cherokees ● Seminoles How did westward expansion influence Jackson’s decision to resettle the Cherokee? Bloom’s Level Analyzing Tariff North­ people flocked to cities to work Sectionalism in the factories; immigrants; had more wealth and more factories; more and larger cities and more people than the South; industry and trade thrived South­ plantations; cotton; slavery; little industry; rich planters invested their money in land and slaves rather than factories. West­ Growth of the West was triggered by the gold rush. Industrial Revolution spurred the growth of agriculture (and agriculture innovations). People from all over the country moved there. CISD 2015 Students should understand the increasing divisions in the U.S. based on regional sections in the United States. The debate over tariff policies was just one example of the growing "feud" between the North and the South. Although the West had an opinion on this issue that agreed with the South, many times they remained "out of" the debate. The West, as the Civil War got closer, split along North/South lines. Adolescent Literature A Nation Torn: The Story of How the Civil War Began by Delia Ray. Lodestar, 1990. Puffin, 1996. North ­ High tariffs benefited northern industry by protecting it from foreign competition. South ­ Favored low tariffs in order to reduce the costs of manufactured goods purchased. (10) Geography. The student understands the location and characteristics of places and regions of the United States, past and present. The student is expected to: (A) locate places and regions of importance in the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries; ​
Supporting Standard RC 1 (17) Government. The Student understands the dynamic nature of the powers of the national government and state governments in a federal system. The student is expected to (B) explain the constitutional issues arising over the issue of states’ rights, including the ​
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Readiness Standard RC 3 Vocabulary Nullification Suffrage Jurisdiction CISD 2015 West ­ Favored low tariffs in order to reduce the costs of manufactured goods purchased. What were the views of northern industrialists on tariffs? What were the views of southern planters on tariffs? Bloom’s Level Remembering ● New Orleans ● Washington D.C. ● Florida ● Indian Territory and Trails Bloom’s Level Understanding Students need to have an understanding of federalism and the th​
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amendment to grasp the issues involved in states’ rights Nullification crisis starts with Jackson because the south wants him to get rid of the Tariff of 1820 and he refuses How did Jackson’s views on nullification differ from Calhoun’s? Impressments Sovereignty Era Nullification Crisis States’ rights John C. Calhoun South Carolina United Streaming/ Discovery Education ​
The Bank of the United States and the “Nullification Crisis” 1832­33 Embargo Resettlement Neutrality