The early 19th century: a time of nationalism, American unity, and strength or a period of growing sectionalism. Differences in priorities and interests- political, economic, social- according to region (1800-1840)

Required Reading:

Jackson's Annual Message to Congress, December, 1830--Indian Removal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3437t.html (Links to an external site.)  

Transcript of the Monroe Doctrine, authored by John Quincy Adams, announced to Congress by President Monroe in 1823: https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=23&page=transcript (Links to an external site.)  

Links, images, and short blurbs about Jackson on this museum website for Jackson's historic home http://thehermitage.com/learn/andrew-jackson/ (Links to an external site.)

President Jackson's veto message regarding the Bank of the United States, 1832 (his official justification for vetoing the Congressional bill to extend/renew the charter of the Bank of the United States): http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/ajveto01.asp (Links to an external site.)

On the 2015/2016 debate whether to remove Andrew Jackson's face from the $20 bill:An opinion in defense of Jackson and keeping him on the $20: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/andrew-jackson-twenty-dollar-united-states-great-118840 (Links to an external site.)

An opinion in support of removing Jackson from the bill: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/03/andrew_jackson_should_be_kicked_off_the_20_bill_he_ordered_a_genocide.html (Links to an external site.)

NYT's middle ground on the currency debate:https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/05/opinion/should-jackson-stay-on-the-dollar20-bill.html (Links to an external site.)

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