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President Jackson

President Jackson. Watch the first 6 mins . of the PBS Bio on Jackson: Good & Evil – The Presidency 2. Read Parton’s description of Jackson 3. Choose one of the following descriptions of Jackson by Parton and support it with evidence (specific examples): “a patriot and a traitor”

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President Jackson

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  1. President Jackson • Watch the first 6 mins. of the PBS Bio on Jackson: Good & Evil – The Presidency 2. Read Parton’s description of Jackson 3. Choose one of the following descriptions of Jackson by Parton and support it with evidence (specific examples): • “a patriot and a traitor” • “law defying…law obeying” • “A democratic autocrat. An urbane savage. An atrocious saint.” • “The first of statesmen, he never devised, he never framed a measure.” • “a man whom two thirds of his fellow citizens deified, and the other third vilified”

  2. Issue, Act or event How or Why makes for a POSITIVE view of Jackson? How or Why NEGATIVE?

  3. Homework • Read the article in your Chapter titled “Debating the Past: For whom did Jackson Fight” and the additional article on the historical debate on Jackson among historians and answer Question #6 (modified) from Ch.9 IDs and Ques: What is the historical debate among historians on Jackson; specifically, what are Schlesinger’s AND Turner’s thesis’ or argument’s? Next Wednesday– M.C. on Ch. 9 (Short = Quiz) and a DBQ on Jackson

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