Essay

Hello everyone,
Tomorrow will be a day to review essay writing and the essay topic, Jacksonian America.

Our prompt for Friday's essay will be:
"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."

Contemplate how you would answer this in anticipation of tomorrow's class.

Jackson ID-Presentation

Here is a copy of the Jackson assignment sheet in case you misplaced it. Looking forward to seeing your presentations! Jacksonian Era

Ch 10-11-12 ID's

History folks.....

In preparation for your test on Monday and Review Day on Friday, click here the ID's for ch. 10-12.

Here are the WOTD's for Thursday, 10/15/09:
Commonwealth v Hunt
Locofocos
Preemption
Graduation

Social History of the Jacksonian Era

Believe it or not History fans all this talk about Jacksonian Democracy being an Age of the Common Man is finally going to deal with the lives of common folks! Yes Ch. 12 deals with social history. Our first chapter almost completely devoted to social history. For those of you who like learning about how technology changed business and everyday lives, or immigration, or how people spent their free time, or how workers organized themselves, or about education, or women's roles in society....well this is a chapter for you!

Keeping that in mind our WOTD from the last 2 days have been the following:
Minstrel Show
Coffin Ships
Know-Nothings
Stephen Foster
Rhode Island System
Putting Out System
1825 (Erie Canal and 1st commercial railroad)

I will try to post the 10, 11, 12 ID's sometime today!

Enjoy!

Jackson, Jackson, Jackson

WOTD's from the week of Homecoming!!!

Studying the 1820's and 1830's can be a confusing but exciting time! Jackson and his rich personal life is such an exciting element, it is easily to be lured into just focusing on him! (Think "old hickory", Eaton Malaria, saying he never trusted anyone who only knew one way to spell a word.....Oll Korrect). Meanwhile though the nation is struggling with significant growing (think expansion) pains that come out in the battles between Nationalism and Sectionalism. I like to look at the Jacksonian Era (Age of the Common Man) like a doctor giving a physical to a patient, the patient is US Democracy and on the surface it seems great.....more people can vote and most of them are doing it.....but underneath the surface (think doctors tests to see how your organs are doing) there are real signs of trouble......when you look at the Bank, the Tariff, Maysville Road, Corrupt Bargain election, etc....remember in 25 years there will be a Civil War!!! Anyway here are a bunch of the WOTDS;
Langdon Cheves
Roger Taney
Pet Banks
Thomas Hart Benton
Eaton Malaria
Floride Calhoun
Force Bill
The God-like Daniel
Great Compromiser
Corrupt Bargain/Electoral College
William Crawford

WOTD 10/2/09

Wow what a long short week! With a review day, test, and then half-day seems like we barely had any Words Of The Day....but we did! So here are the Words of the WEEK:
-Fletcher v Peck

-Nationalism
-Era of Good Feelings

-Speculative Bubble
-Langdon Cheves
-William Crawford
-Seminole

I am looking forward as we enter into the second generation of US Leadership and an expanding nation!!! Have a great weekend,
Smith