Andrew Jackson vs the bank
Andrew Jackson vs the bank
Order Description
What is the topic at hand? Describe the person, place, thing, event or idea.
Discuss it in historical context. This is often called a THESIS SATEMENT.
a. Example: “African slaves were first introduced to English settlements in 1620,
when twenty African slaves were off-loaded from a Dutch Merchant vessel
near Jamestown . Since that time, the ideas of freedom and individual rights
would play against the harsh realities of involuntary servitude, stunting the
growth and potential of the United States from its founding in 1789.”
II. Describe the Political, Economic and Social ramifications of the problems faced
by this individual/event/idea.
a. Example: “Slavery subverted the economic potential of the South. Through
the Emancipation Proclamation, the economy of the South ground to a halt
in the face of mass desertions of people once regarded as inferior and
childlike; it soon became apparent that blacks were the center of the
Southern economic system and way of life (Zinn, 192). – This is an economic
(Marxist) statement, with historical and social ramifications.
b. Example: “Slavery was also seen by many in the North as a moral
abomination. The very existence of a slave system based on race was
contrary to many Americans’ religious views of the eternal soul, and from a
19th century Christian perspective, the essence of the slave system was
morally corrupt (Maier, etc, 380-381).” – This is a Social History Statement,
with opinions.
III. How does this topic/idea/person’s achievements affect us today? You can
compare this to the modern era, or to current events.
a. Example: “The fact that Mitt Romney is opposed to the Freedom Act, the law
that grants citizenship to Mexican-Americans born in the US, is profound. His
great-grandfather founded a colony of Mormons, still extant, across the
border