American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1828
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1828 won by Democratic nominee, Andrew Jackson.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Reading Like a Historian
During this 8-day unit, students will engage in collecting text evidence and then writing about their findings. They will answer the following question with credible, well-explained evidence: Why did Andrew Jackson and Elias Boudinot...
PBS
Pbs: Virtual Field Trip: Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation virtual field trip affords an in-depth look at the lives of the Cherokee Indians, from their first encounters with Europeans to events, such as the Gold Rush and the signing of the Indian Removal Act by Andrew...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The American Whig Party: Historical Background
A brief history of the American Whig Party, and changes to the government and democracy brought by Andrew Jackson's presidency.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Spoils System
Learn about the Spoils System during Andrew Jackson's presidency that was based on the policy of removing political opponents from federal offices and replacing them with party loyalists.
Digital History
Digital History: Explorations: Indian Removal
In this exploration, students will examine the federal policy toward American Indians, why President Jackson introduced the Indian Removal Policy, Native American resistance to removal, and the human meaning of removal.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Bust of General Andrew Jackson
An image of "Bust of General Andrew Jackson", created by Hiram Powers, c. 1835 (Marble).
PBS
Pbs: New Perspectives on the West
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
270 To Win
270towin: 1828 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1828 easily won by Andrew Jackson against incumbent John Quincy Adams.
270 To Win
270towin: 1832 Presidential Election
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1832 won by Andrew Jackson with an easy victory.
Digital History
Digital History: Nullification
As with most other debates leading up to the Civil War, the debate about states' rights in reference to nullifying federal laws, ostensibly about tariffs, was really about the future of slavery in the South. Read about the issues of...
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Jacksonian Democracy?
The purpose of this primary source set is to weigh both sides of the argument and decide whether Jackson's presidency was a time of democracy, a time of rising nationalism or a combination of the two.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Manifest Destiny
This Khan Academy resource provides notes for American History. "Manifest Destiny" is explained on this resource, along with the implications associated with expansion of the North American continent.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) US President 1829-1837
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) US President 1829-1837
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) United States President 1829-1837
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Andrew Jackson
(1767-1845) United States President 1829-1837
Curated OER
Etc: Jackson's Indian and Gulf Campaigns, 1813 1818
A map of the Gulf region showing the campaigns of Andrew Jackson during the Red Stick War with the Creeks (1813-1814), his campaign to New Orleans during the War of 1812 (1815), and during the First Seminole War (1817-1818). The map...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Rachel Jackson
The wife of Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. She died two weeks after her husband won the election, and was never able to serve as First Lady.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Nullification Crisis
This resource explains the conflict between Jackson and the state of South Carolina over the state's right to nullify federal tariffs. This conflict almost brought armed conflict between the federal government and the state.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: Indian Removal
This lesson looks at the process whereby a policy of assimilation gave way to one of overt removal under President Jackson.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Cherokee Nation: Virtual Field Trip
An in-depth look at the lives of the Cherokee Indians, from their first encounters with Europeans to events, such as the Gold Rush and the signing of the Indian Removal Act by Andrew Jackson, that led to their forced relocation to Indian...
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Events of 1831: Interactive Timeline
This interactive timeline helps you examine how some of the events of 1831 were related. Significant events include slavery, abolition, evangelical revivalism, and new inventions.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Literary Movements: The Slave Narrative
In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.
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