Democracy in the United States

Today in class we studied the rise of democracy in the United States. Our essential questions were "How should we define democracy?" and "How democratic was the United States in the early 1800s?" To answer these questions we analyzed documents and primary sources. First, we looked  at a painting called The Country Election by George Caleb Bingham, then we looked at two data charts explaining suffrage requirements and methods of electing presidential electors. Then, we analyzed primary source quotes from Benjamin Franklin and Norton Townshend. And finally we looked at a primary source from the Dorr War. To answer the essential question and show our understanding, we created a ShowMe video using the sources with looked at. 

Here is our video:

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=5MqTv16