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11-1 Notes

Andrew Jackson Era. 11-1 Notes. - from 1816 – 1824 the U.S. had only 1 political party  The Jeffersonian Republicans . However differences arose among various groups that had their own views & interests - Candidates: William Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, & John Quincy Adams.

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11-1 Notes

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  1. Andrew Jackson Era 11-1 Notes

  2. - from 1816 – 1824 the U.S. had only 1 political party The Jeffersonian Republicans. However differences arose among various groups that had their own views & interests - Candidates: William Crawford, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, & John Quincy Adams Election of 1824

  3. “Corrupt Bargain” – Henry Clay and Adams Election of 1824 continued

  4. John Quincy Adams 6th president

  5. - The party divided into two: The Democratic -Republicans (Jackson) & the National Republicans (Adams) • Increase in #s of votes b/c states put an end to property qualifications Election of 1828

  6. - favored states’ rights & mistrusted strong central government (from the frontier, immigrants, laborers) Democratic - Republicans

  7. - wanted a strong central government, supported road building, Bank of the U.S. (merchants & Farmers) National republicans

  8. attempts to ruin their opponent’s reputation mudslinging

  9. -most votes from frontier states & South - John Calhoun was Vice President (for states’ rights) Jackson wins

  10. - small farmers & laborers who felt left out of the expanding American economy loved Jackson • They felt his rise from a log cabin to the White Housewas the American success story Andrew jackson

  11. His popularity with the common man changed Politics in Washington D.C. • He promised equal protection & equal benefits for all white American men  a spirit of equality spread through American politics Andrew Jackson continued

  12. Andrew Jackson Video

  13. - Democrats carried the spirit of democracy into government. They wanted to open up government jobs to people from all walks of life • Jackson fired many federal workers and replaced them with his supporters Spoils system

  14. - tariff = tax on imports (South didn’t like it) • - South called the tariff of 1828 the Tariff of Abominations  while tariffs forced consumers to buy American goods it also meant higher prices • John Calhoun and plantation owners were major opponents of the T.o.A Tariff debate

  15. Tariff video

  16. - Some southerners said the south should secede (break away) from the U.S. South protest

  17. -South Carolina declared that it would not pay the “illegal” tariffs of 1828 and 1832. The legislators threatened to secede from the Union if the federal government tried to interfere with their actions - The federal government would not allow a state to go its own way without a fight (the Force Bill) Nullification act

  18. Nullification act video

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