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President #6 John Quincy Adams. 1825-1829. Vice President: John C. Calhoun. The “Corrupt Bargain”. Key Events . J.Q. Adams defended the slaves who captured The Amistad in 1839. Election of 1824 Building of Roads, Bridges, Canals, and (gasp) even an Observatory Egghead Hot House Orchids
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President #6John Quincy Adams 1825-1829 Vice President: John C. Calhoun
The “Corrupt Bargain” Key Events J.Q. Adams defended the slaves who captured The Amistad in 1839. • Election of 1824 • Building of Roads, Bridges, Canals, and (gasp) even an Observatory • Egghead • Hot House Orchids • Return to the House of Representatives • “Give Us us Free!”
President #7Andrew Jackson 1829-1837 Vice Presidents; John C. Calhoun 1829-1832 Martin Van Buren 1833-1837 Van Buren Calhoun
Old Hickory/Sharp Knife Key Events White Americans loved Jackson as the Hero of New Orleans and champion of the common people, but to Native Americans, he was no hero. • 1st Democrat • Jacksonian Democracy • People’s Inaugural (cheese) • Spoils System • Kitchen Cabinet • Indian Removal Act/ Trail of Tears • National Bank Crisis • Nullification Crisis
President #8Martin Van Buren 1837-1841 Vice President: Richard M. Johnson Did Richard M. Johnson kill Tecumseh?
Old Kinderhook Key Events Van Buren was often portrayed as a sly fox. • Van Buren was not Jackson • The Little Magician • First President to ride on a train • Panic of 1838
President #9William Henry Harrison 1841 (died) Vice President: John Tyler
Old Tippecanoe Key Vents Keep The Ball Rolling • Tippecanoe & Tyler Too • Whig Party • Log Cabins and Hard Cider • No Coat
President #10John Tyler 1841-1845 His Accidency Acting President? Pro-slavery Favored westward expansion Tried to annex Texas Hated by Whigs and Democrats John Tyler had no Vice President