Unit 3: Rise of Democracy & Manifest Destiny
Essential Questions
* How and why did Jackson justify Indian removal? Who insisted the Indian Removal Act? Why?
* How do Andrew Jackson's actions toward the Bank of the US and the nullification crisis reflect Jackson's beliefs about the conflict between states' rights and the authority of the national government?
* How were the objectives of the Seneca Falls Convention attendees similar/different to the objectives of the signers of the Declaration of Independence? Why was the Declaration of Independence model for the Declaration of Sentiments?
* What impact did James K. Polk's election have on foreign policy?
* Were US actions in Texas, Mexico, and California motivated more by racism or imperialism?
* How do Andrew Jackson's actions toward the Bank of the US and the nullification crisis reflect Jackson's beliefs about the conflict between states' rights and the authority of the national government?
* How were the objectives of the Seneca Falls Convention attendees similar/different to the objectives of the signers of the Declaration of Independence? Why was the Declaration of Independence model for the Declaration of Sentiments?
* What impact did James K. Polk's election have on foreign policy?
* Were US actions in Texas, Mexico, and California motivated more by racism or imperialism?
Key Topics
Rise of the Two Party System, Jacksonian Democracy, Jackson v Calhoun, Nullification Crisis, Indian Removal, The Bank War, Whigs, Manifest Destiny, Mexican-American War, Transcendentalism, Utopian Experiments, Abolitionism, Women's Rights Movement