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TAH Workshop: Age of JacksonStandards & Methods
Fran O’MalleyDelaware Social Studies Education Project
February 11, 2012
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Entry Activity
Previously Held Office
President A: Vice President President B: Secretary of State President C: Secretary of State President D: Secretary of State
What pattern appears to emerge from the data? Support your answer with evidence.
Hypothetical Election
Qualifications
Candidate A Talented Secretary of State
Candidate B Speaker of the House
Candidate C Treasurer
Candidate D 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
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
History Cold Case #1824
Case: Corrupt Bargain.
Suspects: John Quincy Adams & Henry Clay.
Question: Did they engage in a “corrupt bargain?”
Investigative File
Investigation
Examine the historical evidence.
Complete the investigative report.
Chronology of the Case
November 3, 1824: “general” presidential election takes place.
January 8, 1825: John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay have dinner together.
February 9, 1825: House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams president of the United States.
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
Define your candidate.
Define your opponent.
Define the stakes in the election.
Campaign Information/Resource
Source: Presidential Campaigns by Paul Boller.
Standards Based Questions
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
Count Off: 1-3 then repeat.
Group A: 1s Group B: 2s Group C: 3s
More Organization
Group Count Off
Each person take a number from 1-8.
The DBQ Project
How Democratic was Andrew Jackson?
Tasks
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.
Analyze documents/evidence.
Which interpretation does each support? Andrew Jackson was…
– Very undemocratic.– Undemocratic.– Democratic.– Very Democratic.
Jigsaw
Develop Expertise: All same numbers (e.g. all #3s) meet and discuss the documents and the thesis it supports.
Share: return to mixed number group, describe document, and expert group conclusion.
Document Descriptors
Doc A: Doc B: Doc C: Doc D: Doc E: Doc F: Doc G: Doc H:
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)
1831: How democratic was Andrew Jackson?
– “democratic” involved considerations of white males.
2012: How democratic was Andrew Jackson?
– “democratic” involves considerations of all (or MANY more) people.
Interpreting Jackson
1831 Question Group v 2012 Question Group
Where does Jackson fall?– Very undemocratic
– Undemocratic– Democratic
– Very Democratic
Misconceptions
What did the students “know” about Andrew Jackson or the “age” that he led or symbolized?
Lesson Study
Attendance Confirmation
Select & plan a lesson with your group.
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