images of the early nineteenth century the u.s. in the age of jackson

Images of the Early Nineteenth Century

The U.S. in the Age of Jackson

Exploring the Nineteenth Century

• You are about to see a number of images.

• Divide a sheet of notebook paper inhalf length-wise.– Use the left hand side to record your ideas of

what the image is or represents.– Use the right hand side to clarify what the

image is AND to record a reaction.– Don’t advance too quickly through the

images! Allow time to think.

• The Hudson River

• The “Coffin Handbill”

The “Inaugural Brawl”

“The Times”

“American Progress”

Cotton Gin

John Deere Steel Plow

• Mill Girl

Tent Revival

The Drunkard’s Progress

Transportation Revolution

The Bank War

The “Log Cabin and Hard Cider” Campaign

“Southern Chivalry”

Making Cider

Ten Nights in a Barroom

Fur Trappers on the Missouri

The Beeches

Bust of Andrew Jackson, 1839

New Harmony

War with Mexico

How to Characterize the 19th Century

• Landscape Painting• Democratic Politics• Economic Change/Progress• Violence• Racism• Westward Expansion• War• Reform

How to Characterize the 19th Century

• Go back and note the characteristics from the pervious screen that apply to each image.