Standard 1B:
The student understands federal and state Indian policy and the strategies for survival forged by Native Americans. 

       * Compare the policies toward Native Americans pursued by presidential administrations through
         the Jacksonian era. [Compare and contrast differing sets of ideas] 
       * Compare federal and state Indian policy and explain Whig opposition to the removal of Native
         Americans. [Consider multiple perspectives] 
       * Analyze the impact of removal and resettlement on the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw,
         Choctaw, and Seminole. [Appreciate historical perspectives] 
 

Standard 2:
How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions 

       * Evaluate national and state policies regarding a protective tariff, a national bank, and
         federally funded internal improvements. [Examine the influence of ideas]  
 

Standard 3:
The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800 
 

Standard 3A:
The student understands the changing character of American political life in "the age of the common man." 

        * Evaluate the importance of state and local issues, the rise of interest-group politics, and the
          style of campaigning in increasing voter participation. [Compare and contrast differing sets of
          ideas] 
        * Explain why the election of Andrew Jackson was considered a victory for the "common man."
          [Assess the importance of the individual in history] 
        * Analyze how Jackson's veto of the U.S. Bank re-charter and his actions in the nullification
          crisis contributed to the rise of the Whig party. [Analyze cause-and-effect relationships]