Aim: Why has Andrew Jackson been depicted in two very different lights throughout history?Do Now: Copy the vocabulary below:

Spoils System: System in which incoming political parties throw out former government workers and replace them with their own friends.Tariff of 1828: high protective tax that protected American industry in the North from European competitors. Indian Removal Act: Law that forced Native Americans to move westJacksonian Democracy: A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man.Andrew Jackson: Military hero and the seventh presidentDemocratic-Republican Party: Party started by Jackson’s followers

1. Who is the person shown in this cartoon?

2. What words or items do you see in this picture that are important?

3. What does this cartoon suggest about this person’s attitude toward the Constitution?

4. What is the authors attitude about the person in this Cartoon?

Analyzing this Political Cartoon then answer questions 1-4 below:

Read ,The Age of Jacksonian Democracy then answer questions 1-4

Wait… this guy looks real familiar.Andrew Jackson was a military hero. The

Nations seventh president AND yes… he’s the guy on your $20 bill!

Copy the notes below into your notebook:

Topics for Exam• Constitutional Compromises• Bill of Rights • Federalism• Checks and Balances• Marbury vs. Madison• 3 branches of Government• George Washington Farewell Address• Hamilton vs. Jefferson• Louisiana Purchase• War of 1812• Monroe Doctrine• Andrew Jackson• Trail of Tears • Unwritten Constitution