"There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live..."

--John Adams

Friday, January 11, 2013

Week of Jan. 14--18

Hey Baby Birds... It's ANDREW JACKSON week...and some other Presidents and stuff. Make sure you stay on top of your Presidential Project assignments, and let's have a great week!
Day 1 
In Class:  Madison and Monroe Presidential Projects due today!  Andrew Jackson!  The Hero of New Orleans, the Savior of the Union during the War of 1812, the Hero of the Common Man! -- Election of 1828, what made Jackson such a popular president with the common man?  Inauguration, Kitchen Cabinet, the Spoils System!,  Indian Removal Act & the changing of the presidential guard.
HW:  John Q. Adams Presidential Project due Friday, Jan. 18
Notes:  President Research paper will be assigned Friday

Andrew Jackson Firsts! Enjoy these Jackson Videos! -- I suggest you watch them :)


Day 2
In Class:  Indian Removal Act of 1830, Nullification Problems with South Carolina, Battle of the Bank
HW:  John Q. Adams Presidential Project due Friday, Jan. 18
Notes:  President Research paper will be assigned Friday

The Battle of the Alamo!
Jackson vs. the Bank of the United States


Day 3
In Class:  Jackson, Nat Turner, and slavery, and the birth of the Abolitionist movement
HW:  John Q. Adams Presidential Project due Friday, Jan. 18
Notes:  President Research paper will be assigned Friday

Day 4
In Class:  Introduce President Research Paper introduction --- What was Andrew Jackson's legacy?  How did Jackson change the presidency?  Who were the fails that followed him? Martin Van Ruin, William Henry Horrible, and John Terrible Tyler...
HW:  Current Event on President Barack Obama's Inauguration due Monday, January 28.... Watch and take notes on the Westward Expansion Video Podcast  -- Notes due Tuesday/Wednesday Jan. 22/23 (SEE BELOW!) Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Presidential Project due Friday, January 25.
Notes: President Research paper will be assigned today


This Video Podcast HW is due 1/22-23 Day 1 of next week!