Transcript The Common Man - Mr.Housch.com

LEQ: Andrew Jackson’s supporters believed that he represented what group?
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was an English painter. This painting is titled “Shoeing.” This image is
courtesy of wikipaintings.org.
LEQ: Andrew Jackson’s supporters believed that he represented what group?
The Common Man
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was an English painter. This painting is titled “Shoeing.” This image is
courtesy of wikipaintings.org.
The Common Man Basics
Andrew Jackson was the first person elected to the Presidency whose home state was neither Virginia nor
Massachusetts. This image is courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol.
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Vocabulary
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The right to vote.
The artist George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) is now well known for his paintings of frontier life such as this
election scene. This image, painted in 1852, is titled “The County Election.” It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Suffrage
The right to vote.
The artist George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) is now well known for his paintings of frontier life such as this
election scene. This image, painted in 1852, is titled “The County Election.” It is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
By the 1830s, most states had given suffrage to all white men.
George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) is now well known for his paintings of frontier life such as this image of a man
announcing some election results to a crowd. This image, painted circa 1854, is titled “The Verdict.” This image is
courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
A closed political meeting.
This is the Governor’s Council Chamber on the second floor of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence
Hall). This image was taken by Robert Housch on July 30, 2009.
Caucus
A closed political meeting.
This is the Governor’s Council Chamber on the second floor of the Pennsylvania State House (Independence
Hall). This image was taken by Robert Housch on July 30, 2009.
Candidates to run for office were chosen by a political party’s caucus.
A caucus meant that only a few people had input on who a party’s political candidate was going to be. This image
was taken in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. This image was taken by Robert Housch on July 30, 2009.
A political party meeting where delegates from each state vote for that
party’s candidates for office.
This image shows the interior of Tammany Hall in New York City decorated for a nominating convention in 1868.
This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
Nominating Convention
A political party meeting where delegates from each state vote for that
party’s candidates for office.
This image shows the interior of Tammany Hall in New York City decorated for a nominating convention in 1868.
This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
The Democratic Party held the first nominating convention in
Baltimore, Maryland in 1832.
By the 1820s, Baltimore was one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. The Democratic Convention of
1832 was held in The Athenaeum, a building located on the southwest corner of Lexington and St. Paul streets.
The Athenaeum was destroyed fire during a riot in 1835. This image shows Federal Hill overlooking Baltimore in
1822. The water is now Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. This image is courtesy of baltimoreheritage.org.
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People to Meet
The individuals in this painting who had the right to vote in “Jacksonian America” were adult white males. The
people in this painting who did not have the right to vote were women, children and African Americans. This
painting by William Sidney Mount (1807-1838) is titled “California News.” This image is courtesy of bwomeninarmericanhistory19.blogspot.com.
The sixth President of the United States.
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was Secretary of State for the United States during the administration of James
Monroe from 1817-1825. This image was painted by George Peter Alexander Healy (1818-1894) in 1858. This
image is courtesy of the White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons.
John Quincy Adams
The sixth President of the United States.
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) was Secretary of State for the United States during the administration of James
Monroe from 1817-1825. This image was painted by George Peter Alexander Healy (1818-1894) in 1858. This
image is courtesy of the White House Historical Association and of Wikimedia Commons.
The seventh President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a lawyer, a Major General in the United States Army, a judge on the Tennessee
Supreme Court, and an United States Senator from Tennessee before he became President of the United States.
This image was painted by Thomas Sully (1783-1872) in 1824. This image is courtesy of the United States Senate
and of Wikimedia Commons.
Andrew Jackson
The seventh President of the United States.
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a lawyer, a Major General in the United States Army, a judge on the Tennessee
Supreme Court, and an United States Senator from Tennessee before he became President of the United States.
This image was painted by Thomas Sully (1783-1872) in 1824. This image is courtesy of the United States Senate
and of Wikimedia Commons.
Kentucky Senator who represented the interests of the “West” and who
created the American System.
Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a Congressman from Kentucky, and the Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives during the War of 1812. He later served as a United States Senator. This image was painted in
1818 by Matthew Harris Jouett (1788-1827). This image is courtesy of Transylvania University and Wikimedia
Commons.
Henry Clay
Kentucky Senator who represented the interests of the “West” and who
created the American System.
Henry Clay (1777-1852) was a Congressman from Kentucky, and the Speaker of the United States House of
Representatives during the War of 1812. He later served as a United States Senator. This image was painted in
1818 by Matthew Harris Jouett (1788-1827). This image is courtesy of Transylvania University and Wikimedia
Commons.
Georgian who was Secretary of War under President James Madison, and who
was Secretary of the Treasury in the Madison and Monroe administrations.
William H. Crawford (1772-1834) was a a United States Senator from Georgia, the United States ambassador to
France, but had a paralyzing stroke in 1823 which hurt his chances to be elected President of the United States in
1824. This image was painted in 1823 by John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840). This image is courtesy of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
William Crawford
Georgian who was Secretary of War under President James Madison, and who
was Secretary of the Treasury in the Madison and Monroe administrations.
William H. Crawford (1772-1834) was a a United States Senator from Georgia, the United States ambassador to
France, but had a paralyzing stroke in 1823 which hurt his chances to be elected President of the United States in
1824. This image was painted in 1823 by John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840). This image is courtesy of the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
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Maps
This map shows the United States in 1830. This image is courtesy of the University of Virginia.
Appalachian Mountains
Find the Appalachian Mountains on this map of the United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. The image is courtesy of imageck.com.
Appalachian Mountains
Find the Appalachian Mountains on this map of the United States.
This map shows the fine artwork of Mr. Housch in placing brown lines in the approximate area where the Appalachian
Mountains are located. The image is courtesy of imageck.com.
Mississippi River
Find the Mississippi River on this map of the United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. The image is courtesy of imageck.com.
Mississippi River
Find the Mississippi River on this map of the United States.
The Mississippi River is now highlighted in blue. The image is courtesy of imageck.com.
Kentucky
Find Kentucky on this map of the current United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Kentucky
Find Kentucky on this map of the current United States.
Kentucky is now colored red. Kentucky became the 15th state in 1792. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Tennessee
Find Tennessee on this map of the current United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Tennessee
Find Tennessee on this map of the current United States.
Tennessee is now colored red. Tennessee became the 16th state in 1796. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Massachusetts
Find Massachusetts on this map of the current United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Massachusetts
Find Massachusetts on this map of the current United States.
Massachusetts is now colored red. This image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Georgia
Find Georgia on this map of the current United States.
This map shows the present boundaries of the states. The image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
Georgia
Find Georgia on this map of the current United States.
Georgia is now colored red. The image is courtesy of the University of Texas.
LEQ: Andrew Jackson’s supporters believed that he represented what group?
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was an English painter. This painting is titled “Shoeing.” This image is
courtesy of wikipaintings.org.
LEQ: Andrew Jackson’s supporters believed that he represented what group?
The Common Man
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (1802-1873) was an English painter. This painting is titled “Shoeing.” This image is
courtesy of wikipaintings.org.