Martin Van Buren Lesson Plans

1. Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? | No More Slide Rules &ndash; The Costs and Benefits of Innovation
...s once valuable find themselves unemployed. We?re often very aware of this cost, particularly if the change in demand for labor is sudden. Teacher Preparation: 1. Read through the attached handouts and visuals: + The Railroad Letter ? Once purported to be an authentic communication between Governor Martin Van Buren and President Andrew Jackson, the so-called ?railroad letter? appeared in economic history textbooks as evidence of Americans? resistance to technological progress. Although it has recently been determined to be a fake (see U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, at http:/...

2. American Presidents: Life Portraits
...timeline as a source of information. Ask students some sample questions and have them practice "reading" the timeline to locate simple facts: A start point: When was George Washington born? An end point: What year did Thomas Jefferson end his service in the cabinet? A time span: How many years did Martin Van Buren serve in the Senate? Part 3: Synthesize Information Continue with some higher order questions that require students to gather and synthesize two or more pieces of information from the timeline. Review together the steps necessary to answer the following questions: + Who was president when Ulysses S....

3. Scandals, Gossip, and the American Presidency
...n people have with scandals. 3. Below is a chart of presidents and scandals that plagued their presidency. Divide the presidential scandals equally among the students in the class. Scandal President XYZ Correspondence John Adams Bigamy Andrew Jackson Sally Hemmings Thomas Jefferson Ellen Randolph Martin Van Buren Julia Gardiner John Tyler Mexican American War James Polk Corrupt Cabinet Zachary Taylor Ostend Manifesto Franklin Pierce Old Clothes Scandal Abraham Lincoln Reconstruction Andrew Johnson Credit Mobilier Ulysses Grant Whiskey Ring Ulysses Grant His Fraudulency Rutherford Hayes Credit Mobilier James...

4. Who Were They Really, These Presidents?
Home > Classroom Resources > Lesson Plans Database > Lesson Plan Key word Search Results Search Lessons by MS Frameworks Select a Lesson Plan category: Language Arts Search Lessons by Mathematics Subject Area Science Social Studies Perform a key word search: Search Lessons by Keyword Advanced Search Search How-To Top 100 Lesson Plans Just-in-Time Support Printer version Who Were They Really, These Presidents? Subject Area: Social Studies Grade Level(s): 8 Duration of Activity: Six non-consecutive weeks Description of Activity: As our country enters the twenty-first century, Americans are finding o...

5. James Madison: Internal Improvements Balancing Act: Federal/State, Executive/Legislative
...on the website of The James Madison Center, a link from the EDSITEment resource The American President What was Gallatin's compromise for financing the project? How did his plan make the project more likely to be considered constitutional? 2. What the Constitution Says Review with the class the relevant sections of the U.S. Constitution, available on the EDSITEment resource The Avalon Project. These would include: Article 1, Section 7 (especially 1) Article 1, Section 8 (especially 1, 7, 8, and 18) Article 1, Section 9 (especially 6) Article 6, Section 2 Tenth Amendment History and Social Studies Teachers who...