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AP U.S. History Prep w/ Daniel Jocz #6 | Unit 4 Review (1800 – 1848)

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Students will explore the presidency of Andrew Jackson. This session will focus on interpreting different point of views (POVs) in secondary sources and political cartoons. Items explored in this episode: primary source, secondary source, and an LEQ (thesis, contextualization, and evidence).

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