| AP American Assignment Sheet
Unit 5: America in the Age of Jackson; “Jacksonian Democracy” Mrs. Catalano =^^= Due Thursday 1/15 Jackson and the Indians Read p. 265-268 Bailey – and Jackson’s State of the Union Address of December 1830 Written homework due: (1) What was Jackson’s general attitude toward Native Americans; what Indian Policy is he announcing in this Address? (2) Why does he claim his Indian Policy is “just and humane?” (2) In what ways had the Cherokees “Americanized” and why? (3) Do a Google search of Worcester v. Georgia (for some reason it is not in your textbook); What was the decision of the Supreme Court (John Marshall) on the Cherokee question? (4) In what ways is Jackson’s New Indian Policy different from previous Indian Policies/in what ways is it the same? Due Friday 1/16: No homework. In class DBQ—Jackson’s Indian Policy Monday 1/19: No School; Martin Luther King Day Due Tuesday 1/20: Jackson, Calhoun & Clay and The Tariff Controversy/Nullification Crisis Read 263-265 (Yes, only two pages.) Written homework due: (1) Identify/explain the significance of: Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina Exposition. (2) What regions supported/opposed the protective tariff and WHY did they take these positions? (3) Other than economic interests, how can the south’s vociferous opposition to the tariff be explained? (4) How did Henry Clay save the day (again); was it really a save? Due Wednesday 1/21: Jackson’s “War” on the National Bank (BUS) Read Jackson’s Bank Veto Message and Read textbook 268-277 & 280-285 Written Homework due: (1) List three specific arguments that Jackson uses in his veto message against re-chartering the B.U.S. (2) Explain how at least one of his assertions is illogical (3) In what specific ways is this veto message an example of propaganda? Due Thursday 1/22: Assessing Jackson and Jacksonian Democracy; Read 275-286 Don’t skip “Viewpoints” Written homework due: (1) Identify/explain the importance of: Steven Austin, Sam Houston (2) Explain the circumstances of Texas Independence. (3) Why did Congress refuse to annex Texas in 1837? (4) What changes had taken place in American politics by the 1840s? (5) How did Jacksonian Democrats see themselves? (6) How should we evaluate Jackson as a president? Due Friday 1/23: No Homework—in Class DBQ on Jacksonian Democracy Due Monday 1/26: The Market Revolution: Economic Changes in America in the Age of Jackson Read textbook p. 287-289, 297-319. Written homework due: Identify/explain the significance of: (1) Cotton Gin (2) Interchangeable Parts (3) What factors that led to the development of the New England Factory System (4) New Problems for workers, “wage slaves” (5) Development of the West – application of technology (6) Internal Improvements (what types had developed/what impact did they have on the US?) Tuesday 1/27 through Friday 1/30—No class, Mid year Regents/final examinations—we have no class, but you do have a mid year assignment that is due on Monday(along with your regular homework). If you do not yet have a review book, get one now! Mid Year Exam Break assignment due Monday 2/2: DBQ on Women–Your assignment: (a) Write a thesis statement for this question. (b) Write a thorough outline that will prove your thesis and that addresses any evidence contrary to your thesis. (c) Then read the documents and analyze the significance of each. Do not tell me what the documents say, explain what they mean. (d) For each document, provide at least ONE piece of OSI that is appropriate for that document. (e) Finally, indicate, by labeling on your outline (“Doc. A”…etc.) the appropriate placement of each document (explaining briefly why they fit where they do). You do NOT have to actually write the essay. This assignment must be typed and will count as an examination grade. You will lose 10 points per day for lateness. Regular Homework Due Monday 2/2: Demographic Changes in America in the Age of Jackson 1. Read in text. 290-297. Written homework due: (1) What demographic changes were taking place in America during this time period? (2) What impact did Irish immigrants have on the United States? 2. Read The Personal Side of a Developing People by Jack Larkin (This is a little on the long side!) Written Homework due: (1) How does Larkin describe American society in the early to mid 19th century in terms of hygiene/sanitary conditions, alcohol use, sexual habits? (2) When and why did these things begin to change in America? Due Tuesday 2/3: In Class—Economic and Social Utopias. Read The Lords and the Mill Girls by Maury Klein. Written homework due: (1) Explain the Lowell system. (2) Why did it fall into decline? Due Wednesday 2/4: Romanticism in the Age of Jackson Read in text p. 333-347- Written homework due: (1) Identify/explain the importance of each of the following: John Audubon, Thomas Cole, George Caleb Bingham, John Stuart Curry (Art), William Cullen Bryant, Romantic Historian George Bancroft (2) The American Transcendentalists, (a) Ralph Waldo Emerson, (b) Henry David Thoreau (3) What were some of the uniquely American themes in literature as expressed by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Louisa May Alcott, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Walt Whitman Due Thursday 2/5: Reform Movements in the Age of Jackson Read text, p. 320-333 Written homework due: Identify/explain the importance of the following: 1) The Second Great Awakening – What inspired it, in what way was this a “democratic” movement, what specific impact did it have on the reform spirit in America? 2) The movement to improve Public Education: Identify/Explain—Horace Mann, Noah Webster, McGuffey’s Readers 3) Developments in Higher Education: Identify/Explain: Mary Lyon, Emma Willard, Oberlin College, The Lyceum Movement, Public Libraries 4) The movement to enact Prison Reform, Aid to the Insane – Dorothea Dix 5) The Temperance Movement – Neal Dow of Maine 6) The Seneca Falls Convention – Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott 7) Utopian Societies - Brook Farm, The Oneida Colony 8) How do these movements reflect both an optimistic and a pessimistic view of human nature and American society? Due Friday 2/6: We will continue with our discussion of Reform; Written Homework due—What are “democratic ideals?” In what ways did “reformers” attempt to expand democratic ideals? Your review sheets for this unit are due today too! Monday 2/9: Essay Examination—America in the Age of Jackson Tuesday 2/10: Multiple Choice Examination—America in the Age of Jackson |