Age of jackson

1. Age of jackson February 3-7

2. Wod:tarrifs- taxes on imported goodssectionalism- supporting only certain parts of the us Monday, February 3, 2014 **POW- HENRY CLAY** Test on FRIDAY!!

3. Tariffs Taxes on imports (products coming into the country)

4. What is their purpose? • To protect American businesses and help them grow • To increase government revenue

5. How do they work? • Encourage people to buy American products because the foreign goods now cost more

6. Which region was in favor of tariffs? • The North because they had most of the factories and businesses

7. Which region wasn’t in favor of Tariffs • The South who had mostly farmers. • The South purchased many products from Europe

8. Why didn’t the South approve of tariffs? • They made goods more expensive • They feared trade war with European countries who might tax tobacco, cotton, and other agricultural products

9. Problem with Tariffs • Caused tensions between the North and South • Caused problems between the South and the Federal government. (Nullification Crisis)

10. Regional Differences

11. Sectionalism – the loyalty to the interest of your own region or section of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole.

12. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Political • It supported high tariffs to protect manufacturing. • It supported federally funded internal improvements like canals, roads, and railroads so they could have transportation to their markets. • In the 1840’s and 1850’s they began to oppose slavery.

13. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Economic • Agriculture was diversified (wheat, corn, dairy). It was more scientific and Northerners developed more farm machines that the South did. • Fishing and whaling were still important to the Northeast. • Manufacturing • It replaced shipping as the main business of the Northeast.

14. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Economy (Transportation of goods) • The transportation system was designed to get goods to the ocean.

15. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORTH Social • Immigration served as one of the major social issues in the North. • This immigration tended to create low wages and encouraged child labor. • Women’s Suffrage and Abolition of slavery were other social reforms the North was focused on. • Abolitionists believed that slavery was morally wrong.

16. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Political • Protecting slavery was of the utmost importance to Southerners. • Fighting tariffs was paramount to Southerners since tariffs increased the price of goods imported from Europe. • Southerners were against internal improvements because it cost money and it did not meet their transportation needs.

17. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Economic Home of the “cotton kingdom”—Cotton replaced linen and wool as the major fiber for cloth. Tobacco still was the major crop in the Upper South. Rice and sugar were still important crops in South Carolina and Louisiana.

18. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Economy (Transportation of goods) • The transportation system was designed to get goods to the ocean. • The main transportation in the South was rivers, streams, and intercoastal routes.

19. Slavery was an important part of the Southern economy. The feeling was that slavery must follow expansion. • The South was agriculturally self-sufficient. • It provided its own corn, wheat, and livestock. • There was little manufacturing in the South. • The economy was still tied to Great Britain.

20. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH Social • Slavery served as one of the largest social issues of the South • Middle class farmers and lower class farmers supported slavery even though few had twenty slaves or more. • They hoped to have slaves themselves. • They were afraid of slave rebellion and competition from free blacks.

21. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEST Political • Westerners wanted low priced or free land in the West. • They supported federally financed internal transportation improvements. • The West tended to support protective tariffs to pay for internal improvements without raising the price of federal land. • The Northwest and Southwest disagreed on slavery.

22. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEST Economic • Fur traders were the first Americans to move west. • Frontier farms followed. The farmers typically lived in log cabins and they were basically self-sufficient. • The economy of the West depended on turnpikes, canals, steamboats, and railroads

23. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEST • Social • In the wake of the War of 1812, many nationalistic Americans believed that God intended for them to spread democracy and Christianity across the entire continent.

24. Nullification Crisis Nullification-the idea that a state could reject a federal law that it considered unconstitutional

25. Causes • South Carolina felt that federal tariffs were hurting the state because they were farmers • South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun felt that states should determine tariffs, not the federal government

26. Main Events • Heated debates in Congress • South Carolina threatens to secede (leave the Union)

27. Effects • A compromise was reached in 1833, lowering the tariff. • Henry Clay, Senator from Kentucky , Great Compromiser • John C. Calhoun • President Jackson declared he would use force if states refused to follow federal laws.

28. Tuesday, February 4, 2014 WOD: Inflation- when the price of goods increases DEPRESSION • Warm up- watch videos • http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/video/video_pop.html?id=66&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=335&width=500 • http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/video/video_pop.html?id=67&KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=335&width=500

29. Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • Warm Up- • Thomas Jefferson: opposed national bank::___________: supported national bank

30. McCulloch v. Maryland

31. Gibbon v. Ogden

32. Warm up- • Which political party supported Jackson? TEST REVIEW DAY!! POW DUE TOMORROW

33. Age of Jackson TEST TOMORROW

34. Which political party argued for state’s rights? • Democratic

35. Why did Northern states favor tariffs? • It persuaded them to purchase American made goods

36. Andrew Jackson belonged to the _________ political party. • Democratic

37. The forced march of the Cherokee from their home in Georgia to Oklahoma is known as the _______________________. • Trail of Tears

38. Why would Jackson’s second election be referred to as the “Revolution of 1828”? • Jackson’s election represented a shift of political power from elites to the common people

39. What was the name of the first secretary of the Treasury who supported the national bank? • Alexander Hamilton

40. Why did Congress want to relocate Native Americans West? • avoid conflict • Obtain lands for farmers • Protect Indian governments

41. What did Native Americans do in response to the Indian Removal Act? • They took the state of George to court

42. How did Jackson respond to the Supreme Court’s decision to protect the land of the Cherokee? • He IGNORED it!

43. Issues of Jackson’s presidency

44. Describe why Jackson is considered a common man • 1. Military hero • 2. expanded voting rights (expanded suffrage) • 3. Common man

45. Put these events in order • I. Nullification Crisis • II. Jackson’s first election as president • III. John Quincy Adams elected president • IV. Trail of Tears • III., II., I., IV.

46. What did Jackson dislike about the Bank of the United States? • The bank had too much power and favored the wealthy

47. How was slavery handled during the Age of Jackson? • As the slave pop expanded, southern states became more dependent on slavery

48. Why did South Carolina feel they needed to secede? • Because the tariffs were favoring the north

49. Explain State’s Rights • States have the right to determine if a federal action is unconstitutional

50. What was Henry Clay’s major accomplishment…who did he work with? • He worked with Calhoun on the Compromise Tariff of 1833