Objectives:
Explain the causes and effects of the expansion of participatory democracy from 1800 to 1848.
Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government from 1800 to 1848.

Starter: from Andrew Jackson's Inaugural Address

     In administering the laws of Congress I shall keep steadily in view the limitations as well as the extent of the Executive power trusting thereby to discharge the functions of my office without transcending its authority. With foreign nations it will be my study to preserve peace and to cultivate friendship on fair and honorable terms, and in the adjustment of any differences that may exist or arise to exhibit the forbearance becoming a powerful nation rather than the sensibility belonging to a gallant people....

     It will be my sincere and constant desire to observe toward the Indian tribes within our limits a just and liberal policy, and to give that humane and considerate attention to their rights and their wants which is consistent with the habits of our Government and the feelings of our people.
     
     The recent demonstration of public sentiment inscribes on the list of Executive duties, in characters too legible to be overlooked, the task of reform, which will require particularly the correction of those abuses that have brought the patronage of the Federal Government into conflict with the freedom of elections, and the counteraction of those causes which have disturbed the rightful course of appointment and have placed or continued power in unfaithful or incompetent hands.
           
     In the performance of a task thus generally delineated I shall endeavor to select men whose diligence and talents will insure in their respective stations able and faithful cooperation, depending for the advancement of the public service more on the integrity and zeal of the public officers than on their numbers.
  1. How would you characterize Jackson’s view of the role of the executive?  
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  2. How does Jackson foresee his relations with the other branches of the federal government?

  3. What does Jackson say about Indian affairs and the spoils system?
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  4. Assess the validity of the following statement:  “Jackson’s inaugural address accurately foreshadowed the policies that he followed as President.”

Thematic Review

Recap: Explain the causes and effects of the innovations in technology, agriculture, and commerce over time.

Practice Questions

p. 167 1-3
p. 185 1-3
​p. 187 7-8

Ch. 13 Outline

  1. How was the right to vote expanded?
  2. What were the causes of the 2nd political party system?
  3. How did American Indian resistance to westward expansion lead to a sequence of wars and federal removal policies?

Word of the Day

patronage (use definition 5)
  • Define it.
  • Use it in a sentence.
  • How did Andrew Jackson use patronage to expand his own power?
  • How can you argue that the use of patronage is democratic?
  • Can you think of an example of any recent presidents using the spoils system?

Lecture: Jackson and Federal Power

Period 4 Timeline

$20 Bill Project

You will need to determine the criteria for appearing on U.S. currency, determine if Andrew Jackson fits that criteria, and design the front of the new $20 bill.  This will be our quarter assessment.  It is due by the end of the semester.  We will likely not use any class time to work on this project.

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Closer: Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government from 1800 to 1848.

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