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Period 4, Day 2-4: Trump, Jackson, & the Indian Removal Act

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Content Objective: I will be able to compare and contrast the Trump presidency with the Jackson presidency.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between individuals (e.g. comparison-contrast).
Content Objective: I will be able to compare and contrast the Trump presidency with the Jackson presidency.

Standard Objective: I will be able to identify explicitly stated relationships between individuals (e.g. comparison-contrast).
Question 1
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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

Question 2
2.

Warm Up: Please identify at least 2 differences and 1 similarity between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson.

When you discuss in your table groups, please use the graphic organizer in the "Show Your Work" area to capture ideas discussed.

Question 3
3.

Warm Up: One interesting historical fact I learned from the pre-work is…

That's all we're covering for Thursday, 11/18/2021.

Stay tuned tomorrow for the Indian Removal Act! Don't forget to read + submit the "Abridged Ch. 13" Formative tonight.
Question 4
4.

Warm Up #2: How would you react if someone forced you to move out of Chicago, Illinois and forced you to settle in the middle of Oklahoma?

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Question 5
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The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was a key feature of Andrew Jackson’s presidency that gave the president power to negotiate removal treaties with Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi.

By the end of the Jackson administration, _______ eastern Native Americans were relocated to the” Indian Territory, which would later became eastern Oklahoma. Since the bulk of the new territory was in the American south -- Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Louisiana -- Jackson successfully opened up 25 million acres of land to white settlement and the expansion of _______ .
Question 6
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What was the intended purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Question 7
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How did the Indian Removal Act affect enslaved Blacks at the time?

Question 8
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Which Native American tribes were affected by the Indian Removal Act?

That's all we're doing for Friday, 11/19/2021!

Next Week:
  • On Monday, 11/22, you will read President Andrew Jackson's "On Indian Removal Speech" and answer #8-9. Then complete the Exit Ticket: #10-11.
  • On Tuesday, 11/23, you will work on your Op-Ed critique. Critiques are due on Monday, 11/29/2021 when we return from Thanksgiving Break.
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Question 9
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Applying Knowledge: What specific words or phrases do you believe was true in Jackson’s speech? What don’t you believe? Explain why.

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Question 10
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Jackson calls the eastern Indians “children of the forest.” What does this description imply about the relationship between whites and Indians?

Question 11
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Question 12
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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4:

1 - I do not understand the pre-work yet.
2 - I need to review.
3 - I can understand the pre-work on my own.
4 - I can explain the pre-work to someone else.
Monday, 11/21/2021 Exit Ticket: Which perspective do you plan on writing your 1-2 page Op-Ed* critique of President Jackson’s “On Indian Removal Speech” from?

*An Op-Ed is a piece of writing that expresses a personal opinion of someone who is not the newspaper editor; the name is because it is usually printed in a newspaper opposite the page on which the editorial is printed.
A member of the Cherokee Nation who traveled west on the Trail of Tears in 1838
A member of the Seminoles who fought bravely in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842)
An enslaved African American who was uprooted by their owner to move west onto better cotton land
A white Northern missionary who opposes slavery
As a present day U.S. citizen demanding the removal of Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill
The Biden administration’s long-awaited apology to the descendants of the tribes affected by the Indian Removal Act
I have another idea that I will share with Ms. Truong in the "Show Your Work" area.