has anybody taken a dBQ on andrew jackson, or something to do with his era? if so, can you let me know what it is?
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I took a DBQ last year on the whole issue with King Andrew I.
I would suggest just look up his term and the examine the policies he set out for the Indians. This year I had did my term paper on him. My topic was How Andrew Jackson reign as president was a form of dictatorships.
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I did a practice dbq on the Jacksonian Era. It was more about the way that the Jacksonian Democratz said they were for the Common Man, however, the were rich and did not really care about the Common Man. They were all about image. Hope this helped at least a little.
Counting the days until the National Exam (May 6th, eek!)...practice the First Amendment and pray or don't pray for me.
Jackson is probably the most important person to know for the AP test. Know every event or person associated with him. This includes Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), expansion of suffrage, rotation in office (to better represent the people), Kitchen Cabinet, spoils system, Peggy Eaton Affair, Martin Van Buren, two party system (Democrats and Whigs), Henry Clay, American System, sectionalism, internal improvements and states' rights (Maysville Road veto), Tariff of 1828/Abominations, Tariff of 1832, Nullification Crisis, John Calhoun, preservation of the Union, Force Act, Specie Circular, Nicholas Biddle, Bank War, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act of 1830, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Worcester v. Georgia, Trail of Tears, and all of the reform movements (women's rights, hospitals, education, abolition, communalism, etc.)
We just had a free response on Jackson that said: "The Jacksonian Period (1824-1828) has been celebrated as the era of the common man. To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider two of the following: economic development, politics, reform movements." So as you can see, you have a lot of different things to provide evidence for what you write about.
We had a similar DBQ that showed mainly political cartoons of the Whig view of Jackson as a king/tyrant, and the Democrat view of him as a benevolent president who worked for ordinary people.
If a question like this comes up on the test, which it probably will, take whatever position you think is easier to defend. Remember, though, that whoever is grading your essays and DBQ has their own opinion about Jackson and that might influence the grade you receive.
I hope this was helpful! If not, then you can ignore it!