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Unit 3: Age of Jackson → Women’s Rights Movement (4 weeks)
__ Readings __ : -  Text: Chapters 10-13 -  // People’s History of the United States //. Ch. 7 & 8 -  Video. //[|The Trail of Tears]// -  Handouts

__Themes__: 1.  The tug-of-war between national and regional loyalties & advantages of each 2.  Power among the different branches of government 3.  The close relationship between the economy, law, and principles 4.  How the national economy and trends affects life for the average worker 5.  Leadership role of the middle class in reform movements __Content__: ·  How Jackson’s presidency established new democratic politics and strategies ·  How the transportation revolution helped unify the nation ·  How the slave system dominated southern life, economy, & politics ·  The increasing defensiveness of the white southern society ·  Preindustrial ways of working ·  The Market Revolution & its affect on workers & the nation’s economy ·  The emergence of the middle class · <span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> Urbanization and the new social problems it helped create · <span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> The effort of reformers to address the changing times · <span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> The involvement and leadership of women in the reform movements __ Discussions __ : 1. <span style="color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> What should be the ultimate role and authority of the president? 2. <span style="color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> Should govt. positions be given to party loyalists or the best resumés? 3. <span style="color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> Is the government our parent or our child? 4. <span style="color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> Was the cause of slavery southern racism or economics? 5. <span style="color: black; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; fontsizeadjust: none; fontstretch: normal;"> How do economic trends affect us, today, and do we have a choice in them? 6. Which social class leads reform movements today? Why?

__Movies__:  **[|The Color Purple]** - The heartbreaking life of a young black girl in the early 1900's.   **Roots** (mini series)- A dramatization of an African American family line, from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendents' liberation.  **[|Amistad]** **– The true story of an 1839 mutiny aboard a slave ship. Much of the story involves a courtroom drama about the free man who led the revolt.**