DO NOW 1.Write down homework- Visual Vocabulary 2.Set up Visual Vocabulary  Computer paper is in the front

Andrew Jackson: The Man of Mystery EQ: How well did President Jackson promote democracy?

Benchmark  SS.8.3.7: Describe significant events and changes associated with Andrew Jackson's presidency (including Jackson's stance on Indian removal issues and Jacksonian democracy)  Kid-Friendly Terms:

 Was born in Tennessee  Raised in poverty  A man of the people  Hero of the War of led an army which defeat the British in New Orleans  Invaded Florida and America gained the territory  Ran for president in 1824, won the popular vote but lost the presidency  Ran for president again in 1828  Embodied the American Dream The Man De-Mystified

Election of 1828  Ran as a Democratic-Republican and favored states’ rights  His opposition was John Quincy Adams  During the campaign, both parties resorted to mudslinging, trying to ruin your opponent’s reputation with insults  Both parties introduced new tactics

Presidential Inauguration Washington’s Inauguration Jackson’s Inauguration

 Many of Jackson’s supporters were first-time voters  Until the 1820s, the right to vote had been limited to white males who owned property  As America started to grow, those men who lived on the frontier believed they deserved the right to vote  Now all white males could vote  These new voters believed Jackson’s background could save America and return the government back to “the people”

Think, Pair, Share  As the “common man” President, why did Andrew Jackson believe all white men deserved the right to vote?

Summary

Campaign Poster  Pretend you are working for General Jackson’s presidential campaign and are in charge of creating campaign posters.  You are instructed to make a new campaign poster that embodies the fact that Jackson is the man of the people.  Poster must include: 1.A slogan 2.A picture (to the best of your ability) 3.What Jackson can do for the people/America if he is elected