Cast Your Vote!

 

 

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew

Jackson? Think carefully about your decision and consult some of the listed resources. Then write a well

–

constructed essay supporting either Jackson or the r

e

–

election of John Quincy Adams.

 

 

Before you write your essay, visit the following website for additional information:

 

 

The

 

Hermitage

 

 

Miller Center: American President

 

 

Cast Your Vote!

 

The campaign of 1828 was unlike any other that

 

had come

 

before it. For the first time electors in most states were

chosen by popular vote. The electorate had been expanded so that there was universal suffrag

e among white

males.

 

 

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew Jackson?

 

(

5

0

 

points)

 

1.

 

Write a well

–

constructed essay supporting either Andrew Jackson or the re

–

election of John

Quincy Adams.

 

Keep the following points

in mind as you write your essay:

 

·

 

Determine your position and plan your essay by listing the reasons for it.

 

·

 

Be sure you back up your

position

 

with clearly stated reasons. Use at least one primary source.

 

·

 

Read your essay aloud to

 

be sure that it makes sense.

 

·

 

Check your grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

 

Answer:

 

 

 

Score

 

 

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Cast Your Vote!

 

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew

Jackson? Think carefully about your decision and consult some of the listed resources. Then write a well-

constructed essay supporting either Jackson or the re-election of John Quincy Adams.

 

Before you write your essay, visit the following website for additional information:

 

The Hermitage

Miller Center: American President

 

Cast Your Vote!

The campaign of 1828 was unlike any other that had come before it. For the first time electors in most states were

chosen by popular vote. The electorate had been expanded so that there was universal suffrage among white

males.

 

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew Jackson?

(50 points)

1. Write a well-constructed essay supporting either Andrew Jackson or the re-election of John

Quincy Adams.