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Manifest Destiny: Part 3 ["Power"]

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DIRECTIONS: Using the video below and your "Andrew Jackson" notemaker from class and, answer the questions below to the best of your ability. Remember to "check your answer" for any questions that let you, and that Mr. H will have to manually grade the "For Mastery" short written response section of the assessment.
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Click all that apply as accurate statements regarding the political cartoon below.

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_____________________________ Common Man__________________________________________ Hero___________________________________ Fighter_____________________________________ Defiant __________________________________________________________________________ Reformer___________________________________________________ Unifier______________________________________________ Divider_________________________________________________________ Populist________________________________________________________ Oppressive
Other Answer Choices:
Born poor in a log cabin
Cruel slave owner and openly racist towards natives
engaged in dozens of gun duels
disobeyed Supreme Court's ruling
U.S. General at Battle of New Orleans
Ran popular campaigns like taking down National Bank
Pushed for and enforce native segregation
Refused to let South Carolina secede from U.S.
Increased democracy by engaging a new group of poor white male voters
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FOR MASTERY: In a short written response, describe how Andrew Jackson used his power to either promote or fall short of one of America's enduring values (choose from this list: equality, justice, individual rights/freedoms, democracy). Then, based on what you wrote about him, do you think Jackson should remain on the $20 bill?
(see video below for more on this issue)