1. Why was the election of President Obama a “big deal” for people?
Obama Elected President as Racial Barrier Falls
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.

2. Jackson is the only president, and for that matter the only American, whose name graces a whole period in our history—”The Age of Jackson”.
In textbooks, we call Washington’s time the Revolutionary and founding eras, not the Age of Washington. Lincoln belongs in the Civil War era, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson in the Progressive era, Franklin Roosevelt in the era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II.
Did You Know???
His face adorns our currency, keeping select company with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln
Thirteen polls of historians and political scientists taken between 1948 and 2009 have ranked Jackson always in or near the top ten presidents, among the “great” or “near great.”

3. What does it mean to leave a “legacy”?
Your long-term impact after you die
“King of Pop”
“Comedic Genius”
“Home-Run King”

4. Annotating a Text ________ Main Idea ? I wonder…
After you’re done annotating your text, summarize the event using the “main idea” and “supporting details” into your summary slip.
________ Main Idea
? I wonder…
Supporting Details for the Main Idea
Things that are confusing or unclear

5. The Nullification Crisis (Nullify=to cancel a law)
In the 1830’s South Carolina threatened to separate from the United States because they didn’t want to pay high tariffs (high taxes on goods from other countries). Although he was himself a southerner, no great friend of the tariff, and a South Carolina native, Jackson boldly faced down the nullifiers. In the end, bloodshed was avoided when Congress passed a compromise. Although he played no direct role in its passage, Jackson took much credit for the compromise, and even many political opponents conceded it to him.

6. What characteristics have helped to shape Andrew Jackson’s Legacy?
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to shape Andrew Jackson’s Legacy?
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7. The Legacy of _____________
What do you want your legacy to be by the time you graduate high school?
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The Legacy of _____________
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8. Man of Change
Andrew Jackson brought a lot of democratic changes including a new political party called the “Democrat Republicans” which appealed to the “common man”, and less to the powerful and wealthy classes. Voting rights were expanded, and average people became more involved in government.
Portrays the realistic 'mob' that descended on the White House to celebrate Jackson's victory in 1828.

9. Policies Towards the Native Americans
Most controversial, Andrew Jackson wanted to remove the Cherokees (and all Native Americans) off of their land and to the frontier. Ordered by Jackson, federal troops forced 16,000 Cherokees on an 800- mile march, known as the “Trail of Tears”—removing them from their land. One-fourth (roughly 4,000) died of exposure, starvation, and disease along the march.
*Controversial-Something that causes arguments

10. Role as an Outsider
Andrew Jackson was seen as an “outsider” in the political world of the 1820’s. Previous presidents had usually worked closely with former the president. For example, as Secretary of the State or Speaker of the House. However, when Andrew Jackson first ran for president in 1824, he had very little political experience and was uneducated compared to the other candidates. Despite these obstacles, he still became a 2-term president, beginning in 1828.

11. Military Hero
He helped to defeat British forces at the Battle of New Orleans—the last fight of the the War of This made him a national war hero. Later he spent several years fighting Native American Indians in Georgia and Florida.