The+Second+Bank+&+Nullification+Crisis


 * Objectives:**
 * explain why Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the United States
 * describe the concept of states' rights and how it led to the nullification crisis


 * Read** //The National Bank// on p. 248-249. Copy the questions below and answer them on your Chapter 7 page.


 * What was the purpose of the bank?
 * Why did Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States?
 * What did Jackson's opponents do to hurt his chances of being re-elected as president?
 * What did the Second Bank of the United States become after Jackson's second term as president?



Do an **"I See/It Means"** on the picture above.


 * Read** the introduction to //Conflict over States' Rights// on p. 249. Include the definition of **states' rights** on your Chapter 7 page.
 * Do you favor giving more power to the states or to the federal government? Why?
 * What examples can you think of that involve the concept of states' rights? What can states control that the federal government does not?


 * Read** //The Nullification Crisis// section on p. 250. Use the table below to "Get the Gist" of the reading.


 * GET THE GIST** - Main Idea Statement
 * 1 || Name the who or what (the main person, place, or thing) ||
 * 2 || Tell the most important thing about the who or what ||
 * 3 || Say the main idea in 10 words or less ||


 * How did the nullification theory lead to the nullification crisis?
 * What is Jackson saying in the following quote: "I consider the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one State, incompatible with the existence of the Union..."
 * How was the nullification crisis resolved?

__Homework 3/17:__

Write a open response essay on Andrew Jackson. Do you think he was an effective president? Why or why not? (This will be worth a QUIZ grade!)