Classwork Directions: Please follow along as we learn about the Louisiana Purchase and analyze John Gast’s “American Progress” painting (1872). If you were absent from class on Monday, 1/11/2022, click here to review the slides for the Guided Notes section.
Classwork Directions: Please follow along as we learn about the Louisiana Purchase and analyze John Gast’s “American Progress” painting (1872). If you were absent from class on Monday, 1/11/2022, click here to review the slides for the Guided Notes section.
Warm Up: Have you ever traveled to another state? If so, where did you go and what was it like?
As you share out with your small group, use the "Show Your Work" function to look up where each state mentioned is on the U.S. map!
Welcome to Unit 3: Westward Expansion & the Age of Jackson. In this unit, we are going to explore the ways in which the expansion of the United States territory set the scene for what would eventually turn into the worst crisis in our country's history: the Civil War. We are also going to look at how our government significantly changed during the presidency of one of our most controversial leaders, Andrew Jackson.
Shade the boundaries of The Lousiana Purchase in with your favorite color on the image below.
Circle at least three key details of the painting that you observe. Be ready to discuss them with the class!
What do you notice about John Gast’s “American Progress” painting? (1872)
Andrew Jackson was the president during this important time period of United States History. Jackson was a very polarizing figure; people either loved or hated him. Today, many politicians and historians alike compare Jackson's presidency to that of Donald Trump's. Let's find out why...
The main purpose of the passage is to
As used in line 2 of the second paragraph, "rigged" most nearly means
How did the U.S. political system expand in the period after 1800?
According to this section, what do President Jackson and Trump have in common?
The author references the phrase "drain the swamp" to emphasize what he sees as
According to the author, the major difference between Jackson and Trump's victory is that
On a scale of 1-3, how well did you understand this reading?
If you have any questions, please drop them in the "Show Your Work" box so we can go over them in-class!
Friday, 1/14 Classwork: For class today, please go over the questions you missed from the reading. Edits are now allowed, so you can determine which questions you answered correctly and which ones you missed during the Warm Up.
Do you have any questions about the reading that you would like Ms. Truong to go over next week?
Friday, 1/14 Classwork: Compare and contrast President Andrew Jackson and President Donald Trump. As a class, you should identify at least 2 differences and at least 2 similarities.
As you discuss, please reference specific details from the reading when you share aloud with the class! Be sure to fill out the graphic organizer in the "Show Your Work" area to capture ideas discussed for Ms. Truong to review.
Exit Ticket: Consider how the class did compared to this exemplar answer and share your thoughts here.
What did we miss or overlook?
What were you, as an individual, too afraid to share and why?
Exit Ticket: Who would you rather have as President: Andrew Jackson or Donald Trump? Explain why in the "Show Your Work" area.
