Introduction

Use the sites at the bottom of this page to explore the internet and to learn about Andrew Jackson. Answer as many questions as you can about our seventh president. You can use the link to the Andrew Jackson Hotlist to see descripions and categories of the websites. You should look at at least two of the 'Jackson Biographies' links and answer questions 1-7. You must look at the site under 'Jackson and Democracy' to answer question 8 and the sites under 'Personal' to answer #'s 9-14. You should look at at least two of the 'Trail of Tears' links to answer questions 15-19. Make sure you write two paragraphs in answering the Big Question at the bottom of the page even if you do not have time to finish all of the other questions!!!

Questions

1. Where was Jackson born?
   What state did he move to and later become a senator for?
   
   
2. What college did he attend?
   
   
3. What political party did he form?
   
   
4. What was the 'kitchen cabinet?'
   
   
5. What was the 'spoils system?'
   
   
6. What were two of Jackson's nicknames? How did he get them?
   
   
7. Name some firsts for Andrew Jackson.
   
   
8. Name one reason that Andrew Jackson was popular.
   
   
9. What was Jackson's wife's maiden name?
   Explain the strange circumstances of their marriage.
   
   
10. When did Rachel die? Who did Jackson blame for her death?
    Describe the presidential campaign of 1828.
    
    
11. How did Jackson get a scar on his cheek?
    How many bullets did he have lodged in his body?
    
    
12. Explain how Jackson got the bullet only two inches from his chest.
    What in your opinion was his most interesting physical problem?
    
    
13. Do you think Jackson favored states' rights or a strong central government? Explain
    
    
14. How does Jackson feel about equality and democracy?
    
    
15. Who wrote a Cherokee alaphabet?
    
    
16. Describe the Cherokee lifestyle in Georgia.
    
    
17. What was the Indian Removal Act?
    
    
18. What is the story behind the Cherokee Rose?
    
    
19. How many Cherokees traveled on the Trail of Tears: How many died?
    
    

The Internet Resources

• americanpresidents.org
• Whitehouse.gov
• North Carolina Encyclopedia
• Andrew Jackson 1767-1845
• Andrew Jackson 'Champion of the Kingly Commons'
• 1824: Jackson invents the Popular Will
• The Age of Jacksonian Democracy
• Rachel and Andrew Jackson: A Love Story
• Medical History of Andrew Jackson
• The First Roughshod President
• Samuel's Memory
• About North Georgia: The Trail of Tears
• Sruviving the 'Trail of Tears'
• The Cherokee 'Trail of Tears'
• Accounts of the 'Cherokee Trail of Tears'
• The Neverending Trail
• Indian Removal Act of 1830
• Andrew Jackson - The Worst President The Cherokee Ever Met
• Andrew Jackson Scavenger Hunt
• Andrew Jackson Hotlist

The Big Question

Write a paragraph about how it must have felt to have been a Cherokee forced to leave Georgia. Write a second paragraph describing what kind of person Andrew Jackson was. Be sure to talk about his personality, character, beliefs, and acts as president.