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The Peoples President

The Peoples President. Chapter 13/ Section 1/ Pages 422-425. Equal?. “all men are created equal” – in fact, only a small percentage of people held political power: White Male Property owners. New voices from the west:.

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The Peoples President

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  1. The Peoples President Chapter 13/ Section 1/ Pages 422-425

  2. Equal? • “all men are created equal” – in fact, only a small percentage of people held political power: • White • Male • Property owners

  3. New voices from the west: • People moving west were looking for things in their leaders that was different then ever before: • Self made leaders • Value of cooperation and hard work • When new western states wrote their constitutions, they gave suffrage (the right to vote) to all white men

  4. Limits on the vote: • As more white men got the right to vote, African Americans in the north began to lose it. • Other people in the nation also had no voice: • Women • Native Americans • Enslaved peoples

  5. An end to “King Caucus” • People were chosen to vote in a caucus (small private meeting where candidates are chosen) • Many people did not like this and put pressure on the government • In response the began holding nomination conventions (people from each state voted for candidates)

  6. The Candidates: • John Quincy Adams • Henry Clay • William Crawford • Andrew Jackson

  7. The Corrupt Bargain • No candidate in the election won the majority of the electoral votes • The House of Representatives had to choose the leader • They choose Adams • Jackson Supporters claimed this was Corrupt

  8. Split of political parties • Democrat-republican party began to split over the results of the election: • National Republicans: • Eastern business owners • Southern Planters • Former Federalists • Democratic Party • Traces its roots to Jackson

  9. Election of 1828: • No longer did people choose among hero's of the revolution: Jackson and Adams began to attack each other • Jackson labeled Adams an Aristocrat • Adams called Jackson a barbarian and a savage

  10. President from the West: • Jackson won by a landslide • Jacksons supporters believed he represented the common man • He became a symbol of the growing power of American democracy

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