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Additional Lessons 1 - 10 of 64 for John Quincy Adams
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1. The Jackson Inauguration: King Mob or Champion of Democracy?
...e: + PBS: The American President http://www.pbs.org/wnet/amerpres/main_episode09.html + The American President http://www.americanpresident.org/history/ + American Presidents: Life Portraits http://www.americanpresidents.org/ 2. Ask students to brainstorm what they know about Jackson's predecessor, John Quincy Adams. Information about Adams may be found at the following sites: + American Presidents: Life Portraits http://www.americanpresidents.org/ + The White House: Presidential History http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/ja6.html 3. Is George W. Bush more like John Quincy Adams or Andrew Jack...
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Grade Level: 6-8
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2. Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill
Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill Blunders on All Sides: The Battle of Bunker Hill Abigail Adams: First Ladies' Lives Skill: Middle School Time Required: Two to three class periods + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 6 Power, Authority, and Governance -+ NCTE Standard 3 Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and...
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Grade Level: 3-5
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3. Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families
...Printable Lesson Plan _ _ Like Father, Like Son: Presidential Families _ _ Introduction "No man who ever held the office of President would congratulate a friend on obtaining it." These do not sound like the words of the father of one of our nation's Presidents. In fact, these words were spoken by John Adams our nation's second President and the father of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States. How unusual is it for a father and son to become President of the United States? It has now happened twice in our nation's history: first with the Adamses and, more recently, with the Bushes. The le...
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Grade Level: K-2
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4. The 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Changes in Voting Participation
...ions by State: 1824-1836 on the website of the White House Historical Association, a link from the EDSITEment resource Explore DC. Clarify with students how to read the chart. Distribute the handout "Analyzing Changes in Voter Participation, Part 1" on page 3 of the PDF file (see Preparing to Teach John C. Calhoun, This Curriculum Unit for download instructions). Working individually or noted Southern in small groups, students should answer the questions. Reconvene the class Statesman and and discuss students' analyses. Vice-President under Andrew Now students will look for connections between the candidacy of...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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5. PRIMARY DOCUMENTS | The White House as Home and Symbol to John and Abigail Adams / Letters from 1800
the white house historical classroom classroom association image primarry document activities the white house as home and symbol to john and abigail adams - 1800 click to download print version - adobe acrobat pdf John Adams by artist John Trumbull - White House Collection; Abigail Adams by artist Gilbert Stuart - Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art Although today's mailboxes are filled with magazines, catalogues, and bills, they lack an abun...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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6. The Presidential Election of 1824: The Election is in the House
...ndidates who were all Democratic-Republicans. This led to the end of the Congressional Caucus system for nominating candidates, and eventually, the development of a new two-party system in the United States. In the election, Andrew Jackson won a plurality of both the popular and electoral vote. But John Quincy Adams became president. Four crucial elements of our election system were highlighted in the election of 1824: the nomination of candidates, the popular election of electors, the Electoral College, and the election of the president in the House when no candidate receives a majority in the Electoral Colleg...
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7. The Election Is in the House: Was There a Corrupt Bargain?
...ageHistory & Social Studies All Lesson PlansAll Subject CategoriesAll Web Sites Open Printable Lesson Plan _ _ The Election Is in the House: Was There a Corrupt Bargain? Lesson Three of the Curriculum Unit: The Election Is in the House: The Presidential Election of 1824 _ _ Guiding Question How did John Quincy Adams win election in 1824? Learning Objectives After completing this lesson, students will be able to: Take a stand, supported by evidence, on whether there was a "corrupt bargain" between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams. Background The election in the House of Representatives took place on February 9,...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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8. The Monroe Doctrine: Whose Doctrine Was It?
...ign LanguageHistory & Social Studies All Lesson PlansAll Subject CategoriesAll Web Sites Open Printable Lesson Plan _ _ The Monroe Doctrine: Whose Doctrine Was It? Lesson Four of the Curriculum Unit: The Monroe Doctrine: Origin and Early American Foreign Policy _ _ Guiding Question In what ways did John Quincy Adams and Thomas Jefferson contribute to the formulation of the Monroe Doctrine? Learning Objectives After completing this lesson, students will be able to: List contributions of James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, and Thomas Jefferson to U.S. diplomacy. Cite specific evidence to show the likely contribution...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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9. Abolishing Slavery in America
...participated in class and small-group discussions; conducted an adequate amount of research, produced a satisfactory essay. One point: Students participated minimally in class and small-group discussions; did not research their topic thoroughly; produced an incomplete essay. Back to Top Vocabulary John Quincy Adams Definition: President of the United States from 1825-1829; he also argued the case of the Amistad rebels before the Supreme Court, basing his defense on the principle that all men have the right to be free. Context: John Quincy Adams was successful in his bid to free the Amistad rebels; they returne...
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Grade Level: 9-12
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10. The Drive to End Slavery: Leaders Who Cared
...nd illustrate a short biography of the person they selected. 3. Mount your essays and illustration on tag board and place around the room for a Gallery of People Who Cared. Extending the Lesson: One way to extend this lesson is to investigate the Amistad incident, in which both Joseph Cinquez and John Quincy Adams played a part. A good resources for this investigation is: The Amistad Trials http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/amistad/AMISTD.HTM Sources & Resources: Web sites: Library of Congress, American Memory Collection http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopa...
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Grade Level: K-5
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