Chapter+7+Nationalism+to+Sectionalism

__3/4/11__ I usually chill with my friends and go to a BBQ hosted by my friend. Then we all usually go to Boston and watch the fireworks there. So bascially, it's a day that rotates around fireworks. The picture on page 236-237 is similar to my plans because they're all gathering together for a party and celebrating the 4th of July together, somewhat like my friends and I. One difference is that now, we have fireworks while there wasn't any showcased in the picture.
 * How do we celebrate the 4th of July? Compare with the picture on page 236-237.**

[|Nationalism & Sectionalism (Frayer Model)]

__3/5/11 Homework__ __[|Chapter 7 Section 1 Vocabulary]__ __3/16/11__ It was to regulate state banks, which had grown rapidly since the First Bank of the United States went out of existence. They thought that the Constitution did not give Congress the authority to create it in the first place. They introduced a bill to renew the Bank's charter, which Jackson greatly opposed of. It caused lots of controversy. It was reduced to a regular state bank.
 * __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?__**

//**states' rights -**// belief that the power of the states should be greater than the power of the federal government __**Do you favor giving more power to the states or to the federal government? Why?**__ Federal, because states can overuse their power differently and can create a problem. __**What examples can you think of that involve the concept of states' rights?**__ Driving limits, gay marriage, voting rights, alcohol rights, taxes, education. __**What can states control that the federal government does not?**__ Driving limits, gay marriage, voting rights, alcohol rights, taxes, education.
 * __**I See**__ || __**It Means**__ ||
 * * some sort of beast, green colored
 * someone is trying to fight it with some sort of weapon
 * two people dressed in pajamas
 * a bed in the back
 * there is light in the back and darkness in the front
 * man holding sword || * it is a hydra (heads reappear)
 * Andrew Jackson is fighting it
 * Andrew Jaskson and his
 * they are sleeping
 * contrast of good and evil
 * more people are for the national bank while Jackson is trying to fight it ||

__3/17/11__ __**Reading Focus Questions**__ (page 245 #1-3) He was known to be "roaring, rollicking, and mischievous". He served in the army many times during the Revolutionary War. The Indian Removal Act had caused a vast amount deaths due to mistreatment and abuse of the Indians, which led to the Trail of Tears. The supporters of Andrew Jackson's presidency run were on the side of creating a national bank too. But Jackson strongly opposed of the bank, which led to people doubting his actions and thinking.
 * What path led to Andrew Jackson's presidency?**
 * How did the Indian Removal Act lead to the Trail of Tears?**
 * Why was the national bank a source of controversy?**


 * sovereignty** - having authority over an area (geographically)
 * state sovereignty** - states have the right to prevent the application of programs and regulations of the federal government
 * 1818** -> Congress passes tariff on British goods (tariff is raised in 1824 and 1828)
 * North:** :D -> industrialized; want all Americans to buy American goods
 * South:** :'( -> agricultural; forced to buy more expensive American goods (British goods are cheaper)
 * John Calhoun** (Vice President) sates that any state could nullify or reject any law passed by Congress (tariff law) if the state thought the law violated the Constitution or was not in the best interests of the state.
 * Nullification theory:** states have the right to reject the federal law. (concept)

__3/17/11__ Homework

__3/22/11__ Homework
 * page 255 #1**

1a) **Describe the birth of the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain.** 1b) **Why was the use of steam and water power an important part of the Industrial Revolution?** 1c) **What effects of the Industrial Revolution can you identify in your own life today?**
 * British inventors created machines that used power from running water and steam engines to spin and weave cloth, which revolutionized the British textile industry.
 * Steam and water power were the first sources of energy that weren't human power. The two machine powers were much more efficient and reliable.
 * The Industrial Revolution has effected the creation of cars and planes, electricity, windmills, farm tools such as plows, boats and ships which originated from the steam boats, and much more technology that would of not been created if it wasn't for the Industrial Revolution.

__3/28/11__ Homework

__4/1/11__ Do Now I begin brainstorming the topic and jot notes down about the subject. Then I write a topic paragraph.
 * How do you begin writing an essay? What is the first thing you do?**


 * 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?**
 * We will first brainstorm. Then figure out what our options are. We will give backround information about the Indian Removal Acts then give our argument that it was not a violation of the Constitution.

__4/2/11__ Homework

__4/4/11__ Do Now I hope the sercurity on the school will be changed. The exits will be locked daily and hopefully, there will be no strangers in the building.
 * What do you want changed by our Generation Citizen projects?**