Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Age of Jackson Review

Age of Jackson Review

Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.

Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: after losing election of 1824, Andrew jackson becomes a strong critic of john quincy adams where he pushed and aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. And by mid 1820’s jackson had became a symbol of democracy

Describe the Indian Removal Act: when Andrew jackson came to the office, people in the south wanted him to remove Indians

Describe the Bank Crisis: the congress passed charter for second bank of US in 1816. jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the rich

Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: banks supporters denounced jackson and formed new political party known as whigs. The whigs challenged jackson’s democrats on all levels. And in 1832 jackson was reelected in a landslide and when elected weakened federal bank causing the economy to drop

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  1. Post shows a depth of understanding of the topic. Answers to questions are complete and in depth. 5/5
    Student used their class time wisely to post as many of their assignments as possible. Assignment shows the necessary Bell Ringer, Exit Ticket, Completed Review, and Long Term Progress 5/5

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