• Westwood High School, Blythewood

• EARTH SCIENCE 101

Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Change and Growth
Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.
(20 points)
Score
1. Was Andrew Jackson a great president? Opinions are mixed. What is yours? Consider the words that
Jackson biographer James Parton wrote in 1859:
"Andrew Jackson, I am given to understand, was a patriot and a traitor. He was one of the greatest of
generals, and wholly ignorant of the art of war... He was the most candid of men, and was capable of the
profoundest dissimulation... A democratic autocrat [dictator]. An urbane [sophisticated] savage. An
atrocious [awful] saint."
Now write a well-constructed essay of your own about the quality of the Jackson presidency. Be sure to start
with a clear thesis statement and then give specific examples of events and issues to support your position.