Question of the Day

1. Question of the Day • In the 1800’s, the United States built a number of roads, canals, railroads, etc. Such projects represented advancements in the nation’s a) politics. b) national security. c) public education. d) infrastructure.

2. Question of the Day • In the 1800’s, the United States built a number of roads, canals, railroads, etc. Such projects represented advancements in the nation’s d) infrastructure.

3. Today’s Standard • SSUSH7 • Explain the concept of Manifest Destiny and Jacksonian Democracy

4. Manifest Destiny American Expansion Out West 1800s – 1850s

5. The Frontier Lures Settlers • 1) Thomas Jefferson • The Louisiana Purchase - 1803 • The Purchase opened up the country for westward expansion • 2) Manifest Destiny • John O’Sullivan

6. The Louisiana Purchase

7. Manifest Destiny

8. John O’Sullivan

9. Why Did Americans Head West? • A) Claiming land for farming and for selling • B) Provide more living space for millions of immigrants • C) Spreading democracy

10. The Presidency of Andrew Jackson The Rise of the Democratic Party & Popular Politics 1829 - 1837

11. Jackson as President • 1) James Monroe – 5th • John Quincy Adams was the 6th president • He served only one term • Defeated by: Andrew Jackson • The 7th President • His image as a tough and capable general earned him many followers • Critics believed he was a hot-tempered ruffian • A “man of the people” • Inauguration on March 4th gets out of hand…

12. Jackson as President • 2) Jackson was wealthy, but cleverly, he appealed to the “common man” • 3) Jackson was the first president from the frontier near the Carolinas • He was the first president to come from this area • 4) Followers of Jackson were called Jacksonians

13. Jackson’s Inauguration

14. Jackson’s Inauguration

15. Jackson’s Style • Jackson was a very popular president • 5) Jacksonian Age became the name of the time spanning his presidency (1829-1837 • “popular politics” • Jackson widely bashed his opponents verbally during his campaigns • Being involved in politics became more popular to people of all classes • 6) Patronage – Jackson gave jobs to his close friends and supporters • 7) Spoils system

16. The Nullification Crisis and Secession • 1) The Nullification Crisis would be another step in widening the rift between the North and the South • 2) Congress passed two tariffs – the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 • Tariffs raised prices of imported goods, which helped Northern businesses but hurt Southern planters • 3) John C. Calhoun – Jackson’s Vice President – and champion of states rights and slavery • Calhoun believed that the southern states had the right to nullify, or throw out the federal tariffs • 4) South Carolina even threatened to secede, or leave the Union.

17. The Native American Crisis • 1) Indian Removal Act of 1830 • 2) Native Americans had to leave the United States and move to Oklahoma Territory • 3) a) Natives were trying to adopt American ways • b) Jackson didn’t agree with bringing them in • 4) 1838 – The Trail of Tears • 1 in 4 Natives died out of 15,000

18. Question of the Day • The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in : • A) a clean sweep of federal job holders. • B) the replacement of insecurity by security of employment. • C) the same actions of those taken by John Quincy Adams. • D) the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs.

19. Question of the Day • The spoils system under Andrew Jackson resulted in : • D) the appointment of many corrupt and incompetent officials to federal jobs. • Andrew Jackson’s spoils system led to hiring friends and supporters, not people who were necessarily good at their job.

20. Today’s Standard • SSUSH7 • Describe the westward growth of the U.S. and Jacksonian Democracy

21. The Presidency of Andrew JacksonPart 2 The Rise of the Democratic Party & Popular Politics 1829 - 1837

22. Jackson vs. the BUS • 1) After the Indian removal, Jackson next set his sights on the national bank, the Bank of the United States – BUS • 2) He felt that the BUS took middle and lower class peoples’ money and used it to benefit the rich and wealthy few. • 3) Jackson stopped making federal deposits in the BUS, instead putting them in state banks, or pet banks until the Bank eventually expired in 1836

23. Jackson vs. The BUS

24. “King” Andrew Retires • After Indian Removal, the dismantling of the Bank, and his excessive use of presidential power, Jackson’s popularity decreases • 4) King Andrew became his new nickname • Many of his followers left him and formed another political party, the Whig Party.

25. Jackson’s Legacy • Even after Jackson left, his effect on politics would not • 5) Jackson pushed for expanded suffrage, though only to white males • By 1850, white males no longer had to own land to vote • To this day, he is considered the “people’s president” • 6) Jacksonian Democracy embodied what he brought to the political table in the United States – popular politics, and expanded participation in government

26. Westward Wagons • Jackson’s presidency ended in 1837, but westward expansion was only beginning… • 1) By 1842, wagon trains full of settlers and their families began to head west in search for new land and opportunity • Trails were carved out • 2) The Santa Fe Trailwas actually the most widely used – it ran from Missouri to New Mexico Territory • 3) The covered wagon was the primary source of transportation used… • 4) The Oregon Trail was the 2nd most well known – running from Missouri to Oregon Territory

27. Santa Fe Trail

28. Oregon Trail

29. Unit 3 Study Guides So Far… • 1) The Presidencies of George Washington and John Adams • 2) The Presidency of Thomas Jefferson • 3) The War of 1812 • 4) Nationalism, President Monroe, and the Industrial Revolution • 5) Manifest Destiny – Andrew Jackson’s Presidency • 6) Jacksonian Democracy