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Age of Jackson 1824-1840

Age of Jackson 1824-1840. Barack Obama (D) Terry Randall (I) Gary Johnson (L) Jill Stein (G) Mitt Romney (R). Another Race but not sure which one Follow directions and vote once!. 1824-1840: Age of Jackson. Few time periods are known by a President’s name

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Age of Jackson 1824-1840

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  1. Age of Jackson1824-1840

  2. Barack Obama (D) Terry Randall (I) Gary Johnson (L) Jill Stein (G) Mitt Romney (R) Another Race but not sure which one Follow directions and vote once!

  3. 1824-1840: Age of Jackson • Few time periods are known by a President’s name • Covers three President’s Administrations • JQA • Jackson • Van Buren • Tippacanoe and Tyler too!

  4. Election of 1824 • 4 Candidates • John Quincy Adams – Secretary of State • Henry Clay – Kentucky, Speaker of the House, American System • Andrew Jackson –Tennessee & War of 1812 hero • William Crawford - Georgia • Each candidate was presumed to be a Republican • Federalist Party - disappeared after the War of 1812

  5. Popular Vote Results

  6. Electoral College ResultsWin = 133/261

  7. 12th Amendment –What if? • The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice.

  8. The Winner Chosen by the House of Representatives . . .

  9. The Winner Chosen by the House of Representatives . . . JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

  10. Decision was influenced by none other than . . .

  11. Decision was influenced by none other than . . . SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HENRY CLAY (KY)

  12. Clay dislikes Jackson • Doesn’t believe he is political experienced. • Killing Englishmen @ New Orleans isn’t experience • Adams supports many of Clay’s programs – • Bank of the United States • American System

  13. “Corrupt Bargain” • Adams’ election angers Jackson supporters • Henry Clay appointed Secretary of State • Did they make a “corrupt bargain?”

  14. Relative Failure of JQ Adams’ Administration • Did not have electoral majority • Regarded political parties with distaste • Tried to continue a strong national program • Most voters wanted weaker federal government • South upset over his protection of the Creek Indians • Jackson – promoted himself as a “common man”, was a war hero & disliked interest groups

  15. Tariff Battles • Tariff of 1816  on imports of cheap textiles. • Tariff of 1824  on iron goods and more expensive woolen and cotton imports. • Tariff of 1828  higher tariffs on imported raw materials [like wool & hemp]. • Supported by Jacksonians to gain votes from farmers in NY, OH, KY. • The South alone was adamantly against it. • As producers of the world’s cheapest cotton, it did not need a protective tariff. • They were negatively impacted  American textiles and iron goods [or the taxed English goods] were more expensive!

  16. Votes in the House for the “Tariff of Abomination”

  17. Land & Indian Policies • John Quincy Adams: • His land policies gave westerners anothr reason to dislike him. • He attempted to curb speculation for public lands  his opponent accused him of denying their individual rights and freedoms to expand westward! • He supported the land rights of Native Americans against white settlers. • 1825  govt. officials negotiated a treaty with a group of Creek Indians to cede their land rights to GA. • The Creek Indians appealed to Adams to renounce the treaty. • Congress sided with the governor of GA.

  18. Election of 1828 • Adams v Jackson • Redevelopment of the Two-Party System • New Campaign Styles

  19. Age of Jackson • Re-emergency of Two Party System • Birth of Democratic Republicans • New Campaign Styles

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