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Andrew Jackson: 1767 - 1845

Andrew Jackson: 1767 - 1845. Essential Question:. Champion of the “Common Man”?. “King” Andrew?. OR. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c. Why Increased Democratization?. White male suffrage increased Party nominating committees.

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Andrew Jackson: 1767 - 1845

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  1. Andrew Jackson: 1767 - 1845

  2. Essential Question: Champion of the “Common Man”? “King”Andrew? OR

  3. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c

  4. Why Increased Democratization? • White male suffrage increased • Party nominating committees. • Voters chose their state’s slate of Presidential electors. • Spoils system. • Rise of Third Parties. • Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc.) • Two-party system returned in the 1832 election: • Natl. Reps.(1828)  Whigs (1832)  Republicans (1854) • Dem-Reps Democrats (1828)

  5. General Jackson During the Seminole Wars

  6. The “Common Man’s”Presidential Candidate

  7. Jackson’s Opponents in 1824 Henry Clay[KY] John Quincy Adams[MA] John C. Calhoun[SC] William H. Crawford[GA]

  8. Results of the 1824 Election A “Corrupt Bargain?”

  9. Rachel Jackson Final Divorce Decree

  10. 1828 Election Results

  11. The New “Jackson Coalition” • The Planter Elite in the South • People on the Frontier • State Politicians – spoils system • Immigrants in the cities.

  12. Jackson’s Faith in the “Common Man” • Intense distrust of Eastern“establishment,” monopolies, & special privilege. • His heart & soul was with the“plain folk.” • Belief that the common man was capable of uncommon achievements.

  13. The Reign of “King Mob”

  14. Andrew Jackson as President

  15. The “Peggy Eaton Affair”

  16. The Webster-Hayne Debate Sen. Daniel Webster[MA] Sen. Robert Hayne[SC]

  17. 1830 Webster:Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable. Jackson:Our Federal Union—it must be preserved. Calhoun:The Union, next to our liberty, most dear.

  18. 1832 Tariff Conflict • 1828 -->“Tariff of Abomination” • 1832 --> new tariff • South Carolina’s reaction? • Jackson’s response? • Clay’s “Compromise” Tariff?

  19. Indian Removal • Jackson’s Goal? • 1830 Indian Removal Act • Cherokee Nation v. GA(1831)* “domestic dependent nation” • Worcester v. GA(1832) • Jackson:John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!

  20. Indian Removal

  21. Trail of Tears (1838-1839)

  22. Jackson’s Professed “Love” forNative Americans

  23. Jackson’s Use of Federal Power VETO 1830 Maysville Roadproject in KY [state of his political rival, Henry Clay]

  24. The National Bank Debate PresidentJackson NicholasBiddle

  25. Opposition to the 2nd B.U.S. “Soft”(paper) $ “Hard”(specie) $ • state bankers feltit restrained theirbanks from issuingbank notes freely. • supported rapid economic growth & speculation. • felt that coin was the only safecurrency. • didn’t like any bankthat issued banknotes. • suspicious of expansion &speculation.

  26. The “Monster” Is Destroyed! • “pet banks”? • 1832  Jackson vetoed the extension of the 2nd National Bank of the United States. • 1836  the charter expired. • 1841  the bank went bankrupt!

  27. 1832 Election Results

  28. The Specie Circular (1836) • “wildcat banks.” • buy future federalland only with gold orsilver.

  29. Results of the Specie Circular • Banknotes loose their value. • Land sales plummeted. • Credit not available. • Businesses began to fail. • Unemployment rose. The Panic of 1837!

  30. The 1836 Election Results Martin Van Buren “Old Kinderhook”[O. K.]

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