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.