Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness – Chapter 6
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Chapter 6 Introductory Essay: 1828-1844
Essay - 7214 Words
Essay
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What changes occurred in the U.S. during the Jacksonian era?
John Quincy Adams and the Gag Rule
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Essay
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By the end of this section, you will explain how different regional interests affected debates about the role of the federal government in the early republic.
Art Analysis: The County Election by George Caleb Bingham, 1852
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40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Sam Houston and Texas Independence
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Essay
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Explores how Texas became part of the United States.
The Nullification Crisis
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Essay
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Explores the nullification crisis and its resolution.
John C. Calhoun, South Carolina Exposition and Protest, 1828
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Trail of Tears
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Essay
2772 Words
What was the U.S. policy toward American Indians?
American Indians in American Art Graphic Organizer Handout
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A graphic organizer to guide students through six works of art depicting American Indians. Application questions and short answer practice writing questions included.
Responses to the Cherokee Removal Mini DBQ Student Packet
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Five documents that explore the question to what extent was the policy of American Indian removal consistent with the principles and values of the Founding of the United States?
Indian Removal Act, 1830, and Cherokee Chief John Ross’s Memorial and Protest to Congress, 1836
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Webster-Hayne Debates, 1830
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Andrew Jackson, Bank Veto Message, 1832
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
John C. Calhoun, “Slavery as a Positive Good,” 1837
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
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Essay
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How did Nat Turner's Rebellion impact U.S. society?
The Mormon Trail
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Essay
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What impact did Mormonism have on westward expansion?
The Women’s Movement and the Seneca Falls Convention
Lesson
Lesson
55 Min
This Lesson should follow the Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women's Suffrage Narrative.
David Walker, “An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World,” 1829
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1845
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Struggle for Women’s Suffrage
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Essay
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How did Elizabeth Cady Stanton help win female suffrage?
Sarah M. Grimké, Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women, 1837
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Dorothea Dix, Memorial to the Legislation of Massachusetts, 1843
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Is the Concurrent Majority Theory Faithful to the Ideals of the Constitution?
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40 Min
Did John C. Calhoun's political theories on the dangers of majority rule adhere to the Framers goal of protecting the rights of all? Barton A. Myers and James H. Read debate this question.
Is the Concurrent Majority Theory Faithful to the Ideals of the Constitution Graphic Organizer
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Activity
40 Min
A handout to accompany the scholarly claims made in the corresponding Point-Counterpoint readings that helps student synthesize the claims put forth.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Lowell Girls
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Essay
2639 Words
Explores women's experiences in early industrial jobs.
John Quincy Adams and the Amistad
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Essay
2007 Words
How did John Quincy Adams fight for justice in the Amistad case?
Ralph Waldo Emerson, “The American Scholar,” 1837
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40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
Jedediah Burchard, Revivalist Sermon, 1835
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Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source text to explore key historical events.
The Rise of Mass Politics: Jacksonian Democracy | BRI’s Homework Help Series
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Video
5 Min
Have you ever looked at your teacher with a puzzled face when they explain history? I know we have. In our new Homework Help Series, we break down history into easy to understand 5-minute videos to support a better understanding of American History. In this episode, we examine the Rise of Mass Politics and Jacksonian Democracy.
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