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Topic: Assessing the 1 st Term of Andrew Jackson

Topic: Assessing the 1 st Term of Andrew Jackson. Do Now: In the 1824 election, Jackson was not “robbed” by the results; it was simply the way the system works under our Constitution. Defend or Refute This Statement. Andrew Jackson as President. Jackson: the “Common Man’s” President

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Topic: Assessing the 1 st Term of Andrew Jackson

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  1. Topic: Assessing the 1st Term of Andrew Jackson Do Now: In the 1824 election, Jackson was not “robbed” by the results; it was simply the way the system works under our Constitution. Defend or Refute This Statement

  2. Andrew Jackson as President • Jackson: the “Common Man’s” President • “Old Hickory” • Reduction of “special privilege” • Symbol of popular democracy • “Will of the people” • Not ideology or Congress • Distrust of federal authority & power • Wide use of Vetoes (Maysville Road Bill Veto) • President powerful to protect the people

  3. Jackson and the Spoils System • Political Patronage: party supporters get government jobs • “to the victor go the spoils” • Jackson brings spoils system to the national level • Jackson’s Claims: • A “social leveling” of bureaucracy • “anyone can be an official” • Problems of the Spoils System: Corruption and incompetence

  4. The Nullification Crisis (1828-1833) • Tariff of 1828 • “Tariff of Abominations” • Protected NE industry, hurt the South • Fear of Federal Regulation of Slavery • South Carolina’s Protest • The Exposition by John C. Calhoun (Jackson’s VP) • Nullification of Federal Laws • Refuses to pay Tariff duties • Jackson: “the Union must be preserved” – threatens the use of force • Compromise Tariff of 1833 (Clay) and the Force Bill

  5. The Indian Removal Act 1830 • “Five Civilized Tribes”- assimilation to white culture • Georgia whites want land • Jackson: remove Indians “for their own protection” • Worcester v. Georgia & Cherokee Nation v. Georgia  Marshall vs. Jackson Jackson ignores the court • Trail of Tears (1838) • Indians relocated west of Missouri • 4,000 die on the way (disease, exposure)

  6. Conclusion • Do you regard Jackson as acting out the “will of the people”? What evidence can you give to support your opinion?

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