Election of 1824

1. - Warm Up:- Notes on Jackson- Closing Activity: First Person Accounts- Skill Builders- Review

6. Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college Jackson – Pop. Vote; Adams – Matched in Delegates House of Rep. called – Clay swings to Adams -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes Adams appoints Clay Secretary of State -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies

7. Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies

8. Election of 1824 -no winner of electoral college -John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President -Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes -Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies

9. Election of 1828 -high voter turnout b/c voting requirements had been lowered – Remove property requirements – 3x more voters -previous voting laws had limited voting to property owning white males -Jackson appealed to the “Common Man” Claimed to be of humble origins while Adams is an intellectual elitist -Jackson becomes first western President -1832 Jackson re-elected first use of national nominating conventions

10. Jackson’s Presidency -”Common Man”’s President “Kitchen Cabinet” made up of friends and loyalists to him -creation of the Spoils System Fired nearly 10% of all federal employees to replace them with friends and loyalists – no matter qualifications -greater democracy, but women and minorities still ignored Minorities: Free or Enslaved -Great Silence over the issue of slavery

11. Nullification Crisis • -debate over high tariffs • -Tariff of Abominations • Allows the North to get rich off of Southern pockets • -John C. Calhoun • South Carolina – Vice President at the time • -theory of nullification • Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” • -S.C. threatens secession • -Jackson threatens the use of force • Treason – Force Bill of 1833 – use force if necessary • -Henry Clay organizes a compromise • Lower duties over 10 years

12. Nullification Crisis • -debate over high tariffs • -Tariff of Abominations • -John C. Calhoun • -theory of nullification • Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” • -S.C. threatens secession • -Jackson threatens the use of force • -Henry Clay organizes a compromise

13. Nullification Crisis • -debate over high tariffs • -Tariff of Abominations • -John C. Calhoun • -theory of nullification • Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest” • -S.C. threatens secession • -Jackson threatens the use of force • -Henry Clay organizes a compromise

14. Indian Policy -different views about Indian policy -Indian Removal Act, 1830 Federal government will pay to negotiate treaties that will force Native Americans west. -Cherokee takes the issue to the Supreme Court and wins -Worchester v. Georgia Recognizes the Cherokee community and states they can not be invaded or regulated -Jackson ignores the court and orders removal -Trail of Tears, 1838 – Groups of 1,000 are sent on 800 mi. journey – ¼ will die in route

15. Indian Policy -different views about Indian policy -Indian Removal Act, 1830 -Cherokee takes the issue to the Supreme Court and wins -Worchester v. Georgia -Jackson ignores the court and orders removal -Trail of Tears, 1838

16. National Bank -Jackson disliked the Bank of the U.S. -thought it an abuse of power and served the wealthy first -thought it lacked the constitutional ability to exist -Jackson vetoed the new charter for the bank and withdrew all gov’t funds -Jackson placed gov’t funds in favored state banks which critics called the “Pet Banks” which led to a monetary crisis Loyal Democratic states get the Pet Banks – will print false money

17. Van Buren -Martin Van Buren was elected after Jackson Ran against 3 candidates from the Whig Party -suffered b/c of Jackson’s bank policies Printed more bank notes than they have of gold or silver -Panic of 1837 left many in bad economic situations Banks stop accepting paper currency – banks close – lost savings, closed businesses, lost work -Newly formed Whig party gains strength – Clay, Adams, and Webster – new version of Federalists

18. Harrison and Tyler -War hero William Henry Harrison becomes first Whig President Man of the People – actually quite wealthy -Harrison dies 1 month into office Had begun to enact the Whig Program -John Tyler is first V.P. to become President “His Accidency” – opposes many parts of the Whig Program and stops its implementation

19. EXILE I have no home now. This new president that the white men have chosen, has kicked me out. My family and I now travel westward on this trail that many of our brothers have already taken. The road is hard and I don't know if all the people we are traveling with will make it there alive. I am a Native American known to these new people as an Indian. My people are called Cherokee. We have now been on this road for 3 weeks. The way is very slow because we are taking everything that we have with us. Everything that defines our existence is carried in a wagon that we made ourselves. Our lives were fine until one day a man came and told us that we had to move. The only reason we were offered for our immediate removal was our threat to the new white people moving into our lands. This is ludicrous. We are a people mostly of peace and would never bother the people moving in beside of us as long as they respected our ways. The white man showed us no mercy. He said that they would not hesitate to bring the whole white army down on us if we didn't move like he told us to. We had to bring our women and children on this death trail too. They are the ones I worry about. The men are stout and can keep up the pace we are moving at. The women and their young children may not be so lucky. We men have done our best to give them the wagons to ride in and food to eat. We may still starve slowly. Rebuilding everything that we had is terrible. They had no right to kick us off of our own land like they did. We may walk away silently now, but we will never go quietly without fighting for what is rightfully ours.

20. "Not only liberal but, generous" How do they see it as generous to force us west, away from our home, away from everything we have? The whites say we will love our new home. We will be able to live our Indian lifestyle. But, we all wonder how long it will be till they want us to move again. They can only push us so far. We, as a tribe, have decided that we are not going anywhere. Our refusal has forced the government to send troops. They brought their guns and chains. They chained the strong men together. We have been walking for about five days, and we are all so tired. We haven't had any water or food. I'm afraid if we have to walk much farther that some of our people might not make it. I have a bad feeling about the place we are going, but I can only hope it will be somewhere we can live peacefully. Member of the Creek Tribe

21. Skill Builders • 227 #1&2 • 228 #1 • 233 #1&2

22. Quiz