1 PRE-TEST Directions: Answer each of the following either True or False: 1. Andrew Jackson was known for being a very weak President. 2. The first American railroads began to operate when Andrew Jackson was President. 3. The telephone was invented when Andrew Jackson was President. 4. Andrew Jackson did not believe in slavery. 5. Andrew Jackson worked hard to protect the rights of Native Americans.
2 POST-TEST Directions: Briefly discuss the following topics and include any important dates. 1. The Texas Independence Movement 2. The "Nullification Crisis" 3. The issue of states' rights 4. The Indian Removal Act
3 VIDEO QUIZ Directions: Answer the following either True or False. 1. True or False? Andrew Jackson founded the Republican Party. 2. True or False? The Abolitionists wished to get rid of laws that banned slavery. 3. True or False? The Trail of Tears resulted from the Indian Removal Act. 4. True or False? McCormick's mechanical reaper was designed for harvesting cotton. 5. True or False? The Nullification Crisis was over tariffs and states' rights.
4 'JSitkophd CROSSWORD PUZZLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Across 2. This group of activists started the American Anti-Slavery Society. 5. A new kind of steel plow that could cut through the prairie sod was invented by this man. 6. Slave owners favored this policy instead of the one that created a strong federal government. 7. This invention was the first to use wires and electricity to send messages long distances. 8. As a military man, Jackson was most famous for this victory. 9. Andrew Jackson was known by this nickname. 10. This event happened when South Carolina tried to overturn a federal tariff law. Down 1. This law required five Native American tribes to move to newly created Indian Territory in presentday Oklahoma. 3. This man was Andrew Jackson s first Vice- President. 4. Cyrus McCormack invented this device for harvesting grain.
5 TIMELINE AND ACTIVITY 1828 Chesapeake-Ohio Canal begins. "Tariff of Abominations" is enacted on imported goods. Andrew Jackson is elected for the first time as President. Publication by Noah Webster of the first American dictionary of the English language. It contains 12,000 new words and 40,000 new definitions. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is founded. 1829 Andrew Jackson is inaugurated as the seventh U.S. President. 1830 An official Mexican government report complains that Texas is becoming too Americanized. Mexico refuses to allow more Americans to settle in Texas and bans slavery. Congress debates nullification of federal laws that take away state control. Jackson pushes Indian Removal Act through Congress. Ex-President John Quincy Adams is elected to the House of Representatives and serves there for the next 17 years. An American steam locomotive, Tom Thumb, is built as a test for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1831 McCormick's mechanical reaper for harvesting grain is invented. James Monroe dies on July 4th. Andrew Jackson gets France to agree to compensate the U.S. for damages to shipping that occurred in the early 1800s. The first regular rail service in the U.S. begins in Charleston, South Carolina. 1832 Sam Houston settles in Texas. The first time that presidential candidates are chosen by national political conventions. South Carolina nullifies federal tariffs on imported goods (the Nullification Crisis). Jackson obtains authorization to send in troops. Jackson is re-elected. John C. Calhoun resigns as Vice- President. White settlers drive the Sauk and Fox Indians from Illinois. Whig Party takes shape to oppose Andrew Jackson (well-known Whigs were Henry Clay, John Q. Adams, and Daniel Webster). 1832 (continued) Battle of Velasco is the first outbreak of violence between Texans of American descent and Mexicans. 1833 Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the American Anti-Slavery Society. Andrew Jackson removes federal funds from the Bank of the United States. 1834 The Senate rejects a President's nominee to a Cabinet post for the first time. Methodist missionaries establish the first permanent American settlement in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The Pitts Brothers patent the "combine," the first machine that both harvests and threshes grain. 1835 Seminoles in Florida resist relocation. U.S. troops drive them into the Everglades. National debt is completely paid off. Attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson occurs. 1836 Battle of the Alamo. Martin Van Buren is elected President. Arkansas becomes a state. Texas gains independence from Mexico. 1837 John Deere builds a new type of plow from steel. This makes it possible to farm the western prairie grasslands. Timeline Activity Fill in the correct year: 1. The Nullification Crisis occurred in. 2. The first regular U.S. rail service began in. 3. Andrew Jackson was elected President for the first time in. 4. Presidential candidates are chosen by national political conventions for the first time in. 5. Texas became an independent nation in.
6 VOCABULARY LIST abolitionists - People who actively worked to abolish, or get rid of, slavery. abomination - Something that is disgusting or loathsome. Bank of the United States - Before Andrew Jackson's time, a bank where the United States government's money was deposited. Battle of New Orleans - The last battle of the War of 1812. canal - An human-made inland waterway. Clay, Henry - Influential Congressman from Kentucky, known as the "Great Compromiser" for his ability to settle disputes. Calhoun, John C. - The first Vice-President under Andrew Jackson. combine - A machine invented in the 1830s that combines the processes of threshing and reaping. daguerreotype - The first practical photographs that were made by Louis Daguerre in France in the late 1830s. Democratic Party - A political party founded by Andrew Jackson and his supporters. free state - A state where slavery was illegal. Hermitage, The - The plantation home of Andrew Jackson near Nashville, Tennessee. Houston, Sam - The President of the Republic of Texas. ironically - Occurring by a strange coincidence. Jacksonian Democracy - The era of American politics when Andrew Jackson was in charge. Jackson, Andrew - An important general and seventh U.S. President (1829-1837), whose home was near Nashville, Tennessee. mechanical reaper - A horse-drawn machine for harvesting grain that was invented by Cyrus McCormick in the early 1830s which helped revolutionize agriculture. nullification - The process of voiding or overturning a law. Nullification Crisis - A crisis set off when South Carolina nullified a federal tariff law. South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union. Jackson threatened to send in troops. Old Hickory - A nickname for Andrew Jackson that reflected his toughness and stubbornness. Ordinance for Nullification - A law passed by South Carolina in 1832 that overturned the federal tariff on imported goods. The passage of this law set off the "Nullification Crisis." real estate speculator - A person who makes a living through buying raw land cheaply and selling it for a profit. reaping - Harvesting. reaper - A device for harvesting grain. Republic of Texas - The nation formed after Texas gained independence from Mexico. Santa Ana, General Antonio Lopez de - Dictator of Mexico during the struggle for Texas independence. scythe - A hand tool for cutting grain or hay that was used before the invention of the mechanical reaper. secede - To withdraw from the Union of States. self-made man - The idea promoted by Andrew Jackson that a poor disadvantaged person could rise to a place of wealth and prominence through hard work and discipline. Seminole Wars - Wars between U.S. forces and the Seminole Indians of Florida. In the beginning, the wars had to do with Seminole attacks on white settlers in Georgia and their role in harboring escaped slaves. Andrew Jackson led troops in the First Seminole War.
7 slave states - States where slavery was legal. Spoils System - A term used to describe Andrew Jackson's habit of filling federal jobs with his supporters. ( from the old saying "to the victor go the spoils"). states' rights - The idea that states should be able to ignore federal laws they believe are unconstitutional. For example, before the Civil War, the slave states felt the federal government did not have the right to regulate slavery; they believed such decisions should be left to the states. tariff - A tax on imported goods usually intended to protect a nation's businesses from foreign competition. Tariff of Abominations - A name applied by Southern slave owners to high tariffs enacted in 1828 that were designed to protect northern factories from foreign competition. threshing - The beating process that separates the kernels of grain from the inedible husks and stalks. VOCABULARY ACTIVITY Directions: By consulting the vocabulary list find the correct word (or words) to fill in the blank. 1. The speed that grain could be harvested increased significantly after the invention of McCormick's. 2. Portrait painters were nearly put out of business by the invention of the first photographs that were called. 3. Andrew Jackson was not afraid to use his power as President to laws enacted by Congress. 4. A group of activists called worked to rid the United States of slavery. 5. Andrew Jackson believed in the idea of the when it came to improving the lives of ordinary people. Trail of Tears - The name given to the route the Cherokees took to Indian Territory after being forced from their land in the East. Four thousand Cherokees died making the journey. Van Buren, Martin - Vice-President under Andrew Jackson and eighth President of the United States. veto - The power of the U.S. President to overturn a law enacted by Congress. Whigs- A political party that opposed Andrew Jackson. Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams were well known Whigs.