Day 1 (Monday, 2/23)

• Jackson Intro (slides and History Alive! p. 257)

Frontier to White House 

• Video Notes:  Intro /  The Wild Young Man (23 min.)

• Independent work:  Notes on History Alive! pages 258 

Day 2 (Block Day, 2/24 & 2/25)

The War Hero

• Video Notes:  The War Hero (23-36:59)

• "Battle of New Orleans" - History.com

• "Battle of Horseshoe Bend" - Newsela

• Kahoot!  Part 1

The Candidate

• Video Notes (44:08 - 59:47) Add to the Frontier to White House notes

• History Alive! p. 259-260

Day 3 (Thursday, 2/26)

The Slave Master

• Video Notes:  The Slave Master (36:59-44:08)

• Outside research on Jackson and Slavery (add to notes)

HW:  Prep debate cards

Day 4 (Friday, 2/27)

Jacksonian Democracy:  The Spoils System, Tariffs, The Nullification Crisis

• Video Notes:  The First Imperial President (10 min.) 59:47-1:10

• Notes on History Alive! pages 261-262 

• Video Notes:  Defender of the Union (10 min.) 1:10-1:20

• Newsela Article:  Jacksonian Democracy (create a NEW note page for this topic)

Day 4 (Monday, 3/2)

Jackson & the Battle of the Bank

• Primary Sources:  Bank documents F & G

• Video Notes:  The Prophet (25 min.) 1:29-1:53

• Notes on History Alive! pages 263-264 (Section 5)

Day 5 (Block Day, 3/3 & 3/4)

Native American Removal

• Sources:  J & K (whole class)

• We Shall Remain clip (10 min.) “Shall Red Men Live?”

•  History Alive! 264-266 (section 6)

• Jackson Video: “The Great White Father” (9 min.) 

• History Alive! 268-271 “The Trial Where They Cried” & Excerpt from Trail of Tears Diary* (in primary source packet)

• Trail of Tears clip (53:19-1:09) 16 min.

HW:  Finalize notes and debate cards

*Trail of Tears book:  p. 236-237; blood law: 240-241

Day 6 (Thursday, 3/5)

Jackson Discussion:  3 rounds

• Pro or Con (students will be assigned a side)

• Pro or Con (switch sides)

• Debrief: Discuss views on Jackson and vote whether or not he should remain on U.S. currency

Independent Work:  Write a one paragraph response explaining your decision

• Jackson response DUE by the end of the Friday in class; notes and rubric will be collected on Friday, 3/6.