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Jackson and His Time. A Great, Good, Fair or Poor President?. What is meant by 1820s “democratizing politics” ?. 5. 6. How does the party system begin to change in 1828?. ? What happens by 1834 to the National Republicans?. Realignments of the Two Party System. 1 st _ ? 2 nd - ?
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Jackson and His Time A Great, Good, Fair or Poor President?
How does the party system begin to change in 1828? • ? • What happens by 1834 to the National Republicans?
Realignments of the Two Party System • 1st _ ? • 2nd - ? • 3rd – 1854 • 4th - 1896 • 5th1932 • 6th 1970s to current
How do you account for Jackson’s appeal? • "He was the most roaring, rollicking, game-cocking, card-playing mischievous fellow, and the head of the rowdies hereabouts."-- A friend from Salisbury, N.C., recalling Jackson's youth • "I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is one of the most unfit men I know for such a place.“ -- Thomas Jefferson, 1824 • "I cannot believe that the killing of 2,000 Englishmen at New Orleans qualifies a person for the various difficult and complicated duties of the Presidency. "-- Henry Clay • "In the 30 years of our wedded life, he has not spent one-fourth his days under his own roof.“ -- Rachel Jackson (Qtd in Wallechinsky and Wallace, The People’s Almanac)
1828: Lovers and Enemies… • Jackson: the murderer • Adams: the Pimp • Adams’ wife: the illegitimate • Jackson’s wife: the bigamist
Why did Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the US? • Key figures: • Nicholas Biddle • Henry Clay • Roger Taney
What is the end of the 2nd Bank of the US ‘32-36? • Roger B Taney • Nicholas Biddle • Boom ‘34-36 • Specie Circular • Panic 0f 1837 • Van Buren • Independent Treasury system
Daniel Webster’s Second Reply, 1830
A Foreshadowing… 1830 Foote resolution Hayne Webster Jefferson Day Dinner, Calhoun Peggy Eaton Affair 1832 Tariff of 1832
"If one drop of blood be shed in South Carolina in defiance of the laws of the U.S., I will hang the first of the nullifiers I can get my hands on."
Were the nullifiers of the early 1830s OlKorrect? Nullification Ordinance, Nov ’32 Jan, 33 Tariff of 1833 Force Act
Jackson in 1837 • "After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun.“ • Panic of ‘37 – Economic Depression until ‘43
The Indian Removal Act • Southeastern Tribes • “white Indians” • Sequioa • Cherokees v. Georgia • Worcester v Georgia • John Marshall • Trail of Tears
How does Jackson deal with the Indian question in Georgia differently from the Nullification question in SC?
Evaluation? • President Jackson: • Great • Very Good • Good • Fair • Poor • Awful 1844 Daguerreotype
Crash Course Review The Age of Jackson Click on link above