Thursday, October 16 - Period 4 Lesson 2

Open Ended

Thursday, October 16 - Bellringer Question:

Why did the Federalist Party begin to fade away by 1814?

Period 4 Read See Tell

1. Go to Canvas

2. Read the Period 4 Summary

3. Use the pictures to match the paragraphs

4. Use only the pictures to type your overview of Period 4

Open Ended

Write a synopsis of what Period 4 will be about using only the pictures you put in order.

Andrew Jackson
+ Strong supporter of Native American removal east of the MS River
+ Instituted the Spoils System
+ Threatened to send troops to SC over nullification crisis
+ Disliked the 2nd Bank of the U.S. and broke it up

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​Changes in the Political Party Sytem

Open Ended

Use the political cartoon by Thomas Nast to describe what the Spoils System was and how many Americans felt about it.

Andrew Jackson
+ Recognized the independence of the Republic of Texas

+ Most influential and controversial figure of the 1830s
+ Actions led to the creation of the Whig Party (formerly the National Republicans)

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​Changes in the Political Party Sytem

Henry Clay
+ National-Republican/Whig Party co-creator
+ Known as the "Great Compromiser" for diffusing sectional crises
+ Helped to end the Nullification Crisis
+ Part of the "Great Triumvirate"

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Changes in the Political Party Sytem

South Carolina Nullification Crisis
+ Tariff = Tax on imported goods
+ 1832 - SC declared a Federal tariff "null and void"

​+ Jackson threatened to send Federal troops to SC to enforce the law
+ Ended in a compromise with a slightly lower tariff

​Changes in the Political Party System

Multiple Choice

How did Jackson respond to South Carolina threatening to secede from the Union?

• Made a secret deal with Calhoun to convince them to change their mind

• He threatened to call out the army to stop them

• He held a press conference to explain why secession would not be wise

• As a southerner himself, he liked the idea of secession

Democrat/Nullifier Party
Favored Nullification
Part of the "Great Triumvirate"

​John C. Calhoun

National-Republican/Whig
Opposed nullification
Part of the "Great Triumvirate"

​Daniel Webster

Changes in the Political Party System

Workbook pg. 42

Nullification Crisis - Senate Floor Debates

Partner A - Read and Highlight Robert Hayne's speech, highlight information that helps you answer the question below.

Partner B - Read and Highlight Daniel Webster's speech, highlight information that helps you answer the question below.

Multiple Choice

What were the main causes of the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina?

• Tariffs

• Slavery

• Secession

• States' Rights

John Marshall
+ 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
+ The Marshall Court played a major role in increasing the power of the Judicial Branch, as well as the power of the national government

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​The Supreme Court

​Established the Constitution as supreme

Created Judicial Review - power to review laws passed by Congress

​​Marbury v Madison

​The state of Maryland did not have the right to tax a federal bank in the state

National Power > State Power

McCulloch v. Maryland

Authority of Congress supersedes state power in matters of inter-state commerce

National Power > State Power

​​Gibbons v. Ogden

​Period 4 Intro Collage

Use what you highlighted, wrote about and discussed with your classmates to create a collage representing the most important aspects of Period 4.

The remainder of the period and time through the rest of the week.
Due Friday.

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