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Antebellum Era Jigsaw Project 50 Points

The Antebellum Era was an extremely complex time in US History. On one hand, it was a time of great progress as there were revolutionary changes made to the transportation and industrial sectors of America. On the flip side, it was a time of great turmoil as many Americans suffered under the brutal regime of slavery and were economically oppressed.

Because there is so much wonderful information to discuss during this time frame, and so little time to discuss it, we will be conducting a jigsaw activity where you (and a partner) will become the class “experts” on a particular topic and then, share your knowledge with the class in a creative format.

Listed below are several topics from which you can choose:

The Monroe Administration (Politics of Nation Building) Economic and Transportation Revolutions Federal Authority and its Opponents The Age of King Jackson Reforming America (Second Great Awakening, Family Changes) Slaves and their Masters The Abolition Movement Manifest Destiny

A more detailed outline of what you need to cover will be made available to you after you pick your topic.

As far as the actual project is concerned, you will be required to develop 3-4 key learning objectives. (i.e. - What do you thinks students should know or be able to do after teaching your lesson.).

Based on those objectives, you will then design a lesson which should take 30-35 minutes to teach. (Keep in mind, it may NOT exceed 35 minutes - your grade will be docked if it does.) How you present your information is completely up to you. (Please note, if you want the students to be familiar with any material prior to your lesson, give them ample time to do so.) For my sake and that of your fellow classmates, lessons which are interactive are greatly appreciated. Finally, you will need to incorporate some sort of means for assessing what the students learn. (Do the students know what you intended them to learn?)

Here is a breakdown of how you will be graded:

Objectives - 5 pts (Due on October 20th - D Block/October 21st - F Block) Outline of your lesson - 5 pts (Due 48 hours before your group presents) Quality of your lesson - 20 pts Creativity of your lesson - 10 pts Assessment - 10 pts Other requirements: You must use at least two primary sources in your presentation (we need practice in primary source analysis) You must post all of your materials (objectives, presentations, etc.) to the course wiki. I will create a link for you there.

Listed below is a more detailed explanation of topics that should be covered for each presentation:

The Monroe Administration (Politics of Nation Building) Pages 268-274 in APP Missouri Compromise Monroe Doctrine

Economic and Transportation Revolutions Pages 252-267 in APP Population shifts Revolution in Transportation Changes in business and banking (including the National Bank)

Federal Authority and its Opponents Judicial federalism Tariff Controversy States’ rights debates

The Age of King Jackson Pages 284-296 in APP Indian Removal Act Nullication Crisis The National Bank and its veto

Reforming America (Second Great Awakening, Family Changes) Pages 330-344 in APP Second Great Awakening Moral Reforms Ideals of Domesticity Transcendentalism and Utopian Communities

Slaves and their Masters Pages 302-328 in APP The World of Southern Blacks White Society in the South Slavery and the Southern Economy

The Abolition Movement Pages 344-353 in APP Trace its origins back to Olaudah Equiano Role of Black Abolitionists Women and the Abolition Movement (leading into the Women’s Rights Movement)

Manifest Destiny Pages 360-375 in APP Texas (Revolution, Republic, Annexation) Polk Administration Mexican-American War