Unit 3.1 Reading: Westward Expansion & The Age of Jackson

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Classwork Directions: Please follow along as we learn about the Louisiana Purchase and analyze John Gast’s “American Progress” painting (1872).

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.

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Shade the boundaries of The Lousiana Purchase in with your favorite color on the image below.

Once the new territory of the United States was established, thousands of colonists moved to the new territory to find wealth out West. This is known as the time period of Westward Expansion. Let's take a look at a famous painting that symbolizes this era.

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Circle at least three key details of the painting that you observe. Be ready to discuss them with the class!

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STOP: The rest of this formative will be completed on your own for homework!

Homework Directions: Please read the following excerpt from Steve Inskeep's article, "Donald Trump and the Legacy of Andrew Jackson."

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...

By Steve Inskeep from The Atlantic

A portrait of Andrew Jackson in the Oval Office.

Credit: Al Drago/The New York Times

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The main purpose of the passage is to

assess the comparison between President Trump's victory in 2016 with President Jackson's in 1828.

argue that America is very much the same between 1828 and now.

compares President Trump's lifestyle to the typical American experience.

justify President Trump's victory in 2016 as an example of how the people beat the elites.

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While President Jackson has a lengthy military background, President Trmp never served in the armed forces, receiving five deferments (got out of going to war) from the draft during the Vietnam War, four for education and one for bone spurs in his heels.

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As used in line 2 of the second paragraph, "rigged" most nearly means

settled.

equipped.

prepared.

manipulated.

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How did the U.S. political system expand in the period after 1800?

All white men could vote -- not just property owners.

There were no changes to the U.S. political system after 1800.

All white people could vote, regardless of gender.

All men could vote, regardless of race or color of skin.

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According to this section, what do President Jackson and Trump have in common?

Both candidates did as they pleased, ignoring the pleas of their close advisors.

Both presidents listened wisely to their critics to make informed decisions.

Both presidents know how to use the media to their political advantage.

Both candidates made formal campaign speeches when running for the presidency.

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Political Patronage is the appointment or hiring of a person to a government position based on their political party loyalties.

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The author references the phrase "drain the swamp" to emphasize what he sees as

a conflict of interest since President Jackson continued managing his own business even though he was in political office.

hypocrisy since both presidents claimed to represent the working man when they actually hired people based on loyalty.

aptitude since both administrations were able to hire highly capable people to write their speeches.

ingenuity as both presidents were able to deflect and use the phrase against their political rivals.

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According to the author, the major difference between Jackson and Trump's victory is that

while Jackson used conspiracy theories to explain away his loss in 1824, Trump gracefully accepted his political losses.

Trump received more votes than any Republican candidate in history, including Jackson and Bush.

Jackson actually brought new voters to politics whereas Trump actively tried to keep certain voters out of politics.

Trump actually won the popular vote, unlike Jackson or Clinton.

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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!

1 - I understand this well, and feel confident about what I learned.

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Unit 3.1 Reading: Westward Expansion & The Age of 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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!