Directions: Read Chapter 9, take notes, and answer the questions below. The questions should be typed or neatly written (blue or black ink) with a proper heading and stapled. Questions: Historian Lee Benson has contended that the democratic movement in America during this period was much broader than the Democratic and that this should be called the age of egalitarianism rather than the age of Jackson. Having read the text chapter (paying attention to Historians Disagree”), what evidence have you found to support Benson? What have “Where you found to contradict his assertion? Evaluate both sides. What caused the split between Calhoun and Jackson? The Eaton affair is generally seen as a symptom, not a cause, which would indicate that the real division between the two men was much deeper. Assess the causes of the split and speculate on its significance for the South and for the Democrats. How did Calhoun (and South Carolina) justify and explain the theory of nullification? On what points did Webster (and Jackson) oppose this theory? What were the conditions that led to the Panic of 1837? What role did the policies of Andrew Jackson play in this? Did relations between whites and Native Americans improve or deteriorate during the age of Jackson? Explain why this took place. Murder Mystery: Imagine an alternate history in which Andrew Jackson is assassinated via gunshot. Who was the mastermind of the assassination? Henry Clay? John C. Calhoun? Daniel Webster? Use evidence from class lessons, the chapter reading, and online research to explain why one of these politicians is most likely to have wanted Jackson killed. Due Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Directions: Read Chapter 9, take notes, and answer the questions below. The questions should be typed or neatly written (blue or black ink) with a proper heading and stapled. Questions: Historian Lee Benson has contended that the democratic movement in America during this period was much broader than the Democratic and that this should be called the age of egalitarianism rather than the age of Jackson. Having read the text chapter (paying attention to “Where Historians Disagree”), what evidence have you found to support Benson? What have you found to contradict his assertion? Evaluate both sides. What caused the split between Calhoun and Jackson? The Eaton affair is generally seen as a symptom, not a cause, which would indicate that the real division between the two men was much deeper. Assess the causes of the split and speculate on its significance for the South and for the Democrats. How did Calhoun (and South Carolina) justify and explain the theory of nullification? On what points did Webster (and Jackson) oppose this theory? What were the conditions that led to the Panic of 1837? What role did the policies of Andrew Jackson play in this? Did relations between whites and Native Americans improve or deteriorate during the age of Jackson? Explain why this took place. Murder Mystery: Imagine an alternate history in which Andrew Jackson is assassinated via gunshot. Who was the mastermind of the assassination? Henry Clay? John C. Calhoun? Daniel Webster? Use evidence from class lessons, the chapter reading, and online research to explain why one of these politicians is most likely to have wanted Jackson killed. Due Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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