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Social Studies Vocabulary
As you complete the Reading Notes, use these terms in your answers. Jacksonian Democracy
spoils system
secede
civil servant
tariff
Trail of Tears
Section 1
1. Complete this road map of Andrew Jackson’s journey from the frontier to the White House. In each space, write a sentence explaining the date’s significance.
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2. Add dialogue in the speech bubbles to reflect what the common people and the upper class might have thought about Jackson’s journey from the frontier to the White House. Use these words in your dialogue: Democratic Party, Lorem ipsum Jacksonian Democracy.
Common people perspective
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Upper class perspective
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