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The Age of jackson

The Age of jackson. Chapter 10.3. What I should know after we study 10:3. Andrew J ackson Suffrage Caucus Nominating convention Spoils System. What I know.

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The Age of jackson

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  1. The Age of jackson Chapter 10.3

  2. What I should know after we study 10:3 • Andrew Jackson • Suffrage • Caucus • Nominating convention • Spoils System

  3. What I know 4: I can explain to the class how the nation reflected a growing sense of national pride and identity in first half of the 1800’s. 3: I can explain why the Worchester v Cherokee landmark decision affects Oklahoma 2: I know why the Era of Good Feeling lasted for a very short time in history and how America responded to the revolutions in Latin America. 1: I can explain how the three important Supreme Court Rulings (McCulloch v. Maryland, Dartmouth College v. Woodward and Gibbons v. Ogden) outraged States’ Rights advocates. 0: I do not know how Americans built national unity and a stronger national economy but I am ready to learn.

  4. Why it Matters • How did the people gain more power during the Age of Jackson?

  5. Adams and Jackson in Conflict • President from 1829-1837: 2 terms • His presidency marked the era of change in American political life • Called “Age of Jackson” or “Jacksonian Era”

  6. Election of 1824 • Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William H. Crawford. • Jackson won most electoral votes but not a majority • Per Constitution, House of Representatives select President if no majority • Speaker of House Henry Clay persuaded House of Representatives to vote for John Q. Adams • Jackson furious! • Henry Clay selected by Adams to be Secretary of State • Jackson yells “Corrupt Bargaining”

  7. Presidency of John Q. Adams • Broke from Democrat-Republican party to be National Republic party • Wanted federal government to play large role in American’s life • Wanted to support Clay’s American System and build transportation systems and Universities • Adams never really accomplished his dreams because no public support • Served only one term

  8. A New era of politics • Increased the right to vote by allowing all white adult men to vote • More ‘ordinary’ white males were able to hold public office

  9. Democracy in the age of jackson • Extending right to vote spread democratic ideas • Jackson and his supported opposed special privileges for those of high social status • Wealthy were threatened by Jackson’s ideas. Why? • “the rich and the poor, the educated and the ignorant, the polite and vulgar, all ….feed at the same table.” • Jackson did not trust government, the rich and powerful. • Hated the National bank! Why?

  10. New Political parties • Age of Jackson brought Back two party system; National Republicans and Democrats • Democrat party we have today was born from Age of Jackson • In 1836 anti-Jackson forces formed a new party, The Whigs

  11. Jackson Becomes President • Elected in 1828 in landslide election • Growing sectional and class division among voters • Victory for the “Common Man” per Jackson • Page 353 quote • Inaugural Party was a brawl

  12. The Spoils of Victory • Jackson replaced government officials with his supporters • Spoils system is the practice of rewarding government jobs to loyal supporters of the party that wins an election

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