Trail of Tears, Robert Lindneux 1942

Trail of Tears, Robert Lindneux 1942!
Map of the Trail of Tears!
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Century Options
•  Civilization means that the Native Americans
would become farmers; would convert to
Christianity; would own individual portions of
land, rather than share; would learn to read
and write English; would ultimately become
Americans.
•  Removal was based on the idea that that
civilization was never going to succeed and
the only thing to do was to find some place in
the West to settle Native Americans.
Andrew Jackson & Native
Americans
•  Read the timeline & description of Indian Removal
–  Highlight important / significant historical facts
–  Write comments / observations in margins
•  Read & perform a CAPPT on documents A & B
–  Document A: Why does Jackson think the United States
was better in 1830 than in 1609?
–  Document A: Why does Jackson think his policy is kind
and generous?
–  Document B: What was life like for the Cherokee in
Georgia, according to Boudinot?
–  Document B: What does Boudinot hope will happen if the
Cherokees move west?
The Age of Jackson
The Age of the “Common Man”
•  Election of 1824
–  Modern political advertisements
(Banners, Posters, Buttons, etc…)
–  More people can vote (No property
requirements in most states)
–  Candidates =
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William Crawford
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
•  Outcome =
–  Jackson wins popular vote / loses
electoral vote
–  John Quincy Adams elected
–  Corrupt Bargain = Clay throws
support to J.Q.A in return becomes
Sec. of State
Andrew Jackson Becomes
President
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The Election of 1828
–  Served as a model for political
campaigns in the future (Rallies &
Mudslinging)
–  Jackson’s / J.Q. Adams’ supporters
tried to sabotage the others campaign
–  Jackson wins the election / Democratic
Party comes to power
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Andrew Jackson
–  America’s first frontier (Western)
President
–  Planter / Slaveholder
–  “Indian Fighter” / Hero of the Battle of
New Orleans
–  Political experience – Senator / Rep.
from Tennessee / Territorial Gov. of
Florida
–  Very popular with the “common
people”
The Controversies of the
Jackson Presidency
•  Nullification Crisis
–  States could rule on the
constitutionality of a law
•  Controversy = South Carolina
refuses to pay a new federal tax on
imported iron & cotton (1828)
•  Force Act = Jackson moved
troops and federal officials to
South Carolina to collect the tax
•  The Bank Crisis =
–  Panic of 1837
–  Bank War
–  Jackson $ to state banks / Biddle
raise interest riates
Political Cartoon:
“The Many Headed Monster”
•  Table Group
–  Perform CAAPT on the
document individually
–  Circle any symbols,
objects, etc…that you
feel are important to
the message of the
cartoon
–  Identify the message
of the political cartoon
•  Class debrief
Text: The Many Headed
Monster
•  Jackson = "Biddle thou Monster Avaunt!! avaount I say! or by
the Great Eternal I'll cleave thee to the earth, aye thee and thy
four and twenty satellites. Matty if thou art true...come on. if thou
art false, may the venomous monster turn his dire fang upon
thee..."
•  Van Buren= "Well done General, Major Jack Downing, Adams,
Clay, well done all. I dislike dissentions beyond every thing, for it
often compels a man to play a double part, were it only for his
own safety. Policy, policy is my motto, but intrigues I cannot
countenance."
•  Downing (dropping his axe): "Now now you nasty varmint, be
you imperishable? I swan Gineral that are beats all I reckon,
that's the horrible wiper wot wommits wenemous heads I
guess..."
President Jackson 1828-1836
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Doing things the Jackson Way
–  Kitchen Cabinet
–  Spoils System
–  Petticoat affair (Eaton)
–  Indian Removal Act / Trail of
Tears
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Jackson = Jeffersonian
–  Nation of farmers / Small
Government
–  No govt. interference with the
economy
–  Roger B. Taney Supreme Court
Justice = Support all states rights
decisions by Jackson
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Jackson = Paradox
–  Wanted to reduce “big govt.” but
increased power of Presidency
–  Slavery > Anti-Slavery
Political Cartoon:
“King Andrew the First”
•  Individually
–  Perform CAAPT on the
document individually
–  Circle any symbols,
objects, etc…that you
feel are important to the
message of the cartoon
–  Identify the message of
the political cartoon
•  Debrief with table group
•  Class debrief
Exit Ticket
Would you rate Andrew Jackson’s
Presidency as a Federalist Presidency or an
Anti-Federalist Presidency? Identify 1-2
pieces of specific historical evidence to
support your claim.