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Do Now: 3/4/11
On the 4th of July I celebrate by watching fireworks, having a barbecue, and playing with fireworks with friends. I don't celebrate the 4th of July as much as other people. Other people throw parties and invite friends over and shoot off fireworks in their own yards. Back then people didn't have fireworks but in the picture they threw a huge party with everyone in the town.



Indian Removal Act
I am against the Indian removal act because it was unconstitutional. They were not savages that they had described in the documents. The people had a right to be on that land because they were here before anyone else. They were forcibly taken from their homes which i thought was unfair. The Native Americans had a right to be angry with the president and the government. I think that this is an example of what is known today as ehtnic cleansing. The Native Americans were basically robbed of their land.

The Second Bank and Nullification Crisis

 * What was the purpose of the bank?
 * Why did Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?
 * What did Jackson's opponents do to hurt his chances of being re-elected as president?
 * What did the Second Bank of the United States become after Jackson's second term as president?

1. The Second bank was made to regulate state banks. 2. He thought that the constitiution did not give Congress the right to make one in the first place. 3. They introduce a bill to renew that charter on the second bank and hoped his opposition of it would make him lose the re-election 4. He took the money out of the bank to put it into select state banks

I See/It Means pg. 249

 * ==I See== || ==It Means== ||
 * * A hydra
 * Jackson holding a sword
 * A candle
 * A bed
 * A person next to Jackson choking || * Jackson compared the second bank to a monster
 * Jackson said he would kill that monster
 * It lights up the darkness
 * The monster attacks when they least expect it
 * That person is for the bank but is not allowed to support it ||

States' Rights: Giving more power to the states than the federal government

 * Do you favor giving more power to the states or to the federal government? Why?
 * What examples can you think of that involve the concept of states' rights? What can states control that the federal government does not?

1. I favor giving more power to the national government because it needs to be stronger in order to hold the country together. If each state had more power than the federal government no one would need to listen to the federal government and each state would do what it wants. 2. Since laws on marriage aren't said in the Constitution, states can make their own laws regarding it. For example: gay marriage is legal in Massachusetts but not in many other states.

Pg. 250
2. a. They were Native Americans that got moved b. They exiled them and they thought they were savages c. They were foced off their land when the land was rightfully their's and it wasn't right 3. a He thought the bank shouldn't exist b. He thought it was better for the country. He wanted it to pass because he was its president

Pg. 245 Reading Focus Questions
1. Andrew Jackson served as a soldier in the American Revolution and the Battle of New Orleans. This made him a hero among the American people. 2. The Indian Removal Act forced Native Americans to move out of their land which led to the trip they took to be called The Trail of Tears because many Native Americans died before they even got to the small territory of land they were given. 3. Many people wanted it but Jackson opposed it as president because he thought that nothing in the constitution allowed them to have one so he was against it.

Nullification Crisis
-Tariff is raised in 1824 and 1828
 * Sovereignty- having authority over an area (geographically)
 * State Sovereignty- states have the right to prevent the application of progams and regulations of the federal government.
 * 1818- Congress passes a tariff on British goods
 * North = :) - industrialized, want all Americans to buy American goods
 * South= :'( - agricultural, forced to buy more expensive american goods (prefer British goods because it's cheaper)
 * John Calhoun (Vice President)- states that any state could nullify or reject any law passed by Congress (ie, tariff law) that the state thought violated the Constitution or was not in best interests of states.
 * Nullification Theory- concept that states have the right to reject federal laws





Do Now 4/1/11
You start by brainstorming ideas that you can build upon in the essay. You begin by writing an engaging opening that can draw the audience in.

Writing Workshop
1) Is Andrew Jackson's policy of Indian removal a responsible effort for the benefit of all or is the policy a violation of the Constitution? 1) break down how you are going to answer the question 2) identify the purpose and the audience 3) brainstorm ideas 4) organize your information 1) Get information about Jackson's policy. Find out the effects of the removal for both Americans and Natives. Find anything in the Constitution relating to this topic. 2) Purpose- to explain whether or not we think it violates the Constitution of if it benefitted people. Audience- the people of America 3)
 * Indians had to act, behave and become basically like the white Americans. By establishing their Constitution and dressing like them
 * Trail of Tears- the trail Indians traveled to get from their home to their own territory.
 * The Americans took over their land and used it to expand the country.
 * The Constituion did not specifically say anything against this act so it was technically allowed.
 * Other's can argue that it violates the Natives natural rights which the country was based upon.
 * The Americans were gaining resources.
 * The Indians were losing their homes that were rightfully theirs despite their effort to fit in.

4) I. The Indian Removal Act II. Effects of the Act III. Does it violate the Constitution?
 * Act passed by Congress which allowed America to remove the Native Americans from their home and move them to a territory reserved for them
 * The Indians lost their homes
 * The Americans gained land and resources
 * The U.S expanded it's territory.
 * Hatred between the Americans and the Natives grew
 * The different tribes now had to co-exist
 * Many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears
 * Families were destroyed
 * America benefitted most
 * The Constitution does not specifically say anything against it
 * People argue that it violates their natural rights
 * The Constitution is supposed to protect everyone's rights