Post on 19-Jan-2016
Chapter 10, Section 1
Jacksonian Democracy
Expansion of Democracy 1800’s America was rapidly changing
Sectional economic differences North
Small workshops run by craftspeople were being replaced with large-scale factories owned by businesspeople and staffed by hired workers
South Small family farms gave way to large plantations owned
by wealthy whites and worked by African American slaves
Concentration of wealth into fewer hands Many Americans felt left behind
Expansion of Democracy Average American began to feel they lost power
in their government Government policies tended to only benefit the
wealthy
Andrew Jackson as the “people’s candidate” Reform minded Popular War Hero People believed he would defend the liberties of the
common man and slave states Bitter disappointment over Jackson’s loss in the 1824
election to John Quincy Adams
Expansion of Democracy
Democratic Reforms made during Jackson’s popularity Some states changed their voting qualifications to
allow more white males suffrage Revised voting rules typically excluded free blacks
Political parties began holding public nominating conventions
Party members choose party candidates Jacksonian Democracy
Period of expanding democracy in the 1820’s and 1830’s
Election of 1828
Democratic Party Formed in support of Jackson’s candidacy
Those who backed John Quincy Adams began calling themselves National Republicans
Election of 1828 was a rematch of the 1824 election Jackson chose John C. Calhoun as his vice president
The Campaign
Campaign focus on personalities Andrew Jackson portrayed as a war hero “rags-to-
riches” story John Quincy Adams was a Harvard graduate and son
of the famous John Adams, our nation’s second president
Jackson’s supporters portrayed Adams as being out of touch with everyday people
When the ballots were counted, Andrew Jackson won in a landslide victory
Jackson’s Inauguration Andrew Jackson’s supporters saw his
victory as a win for the common manMassive crowds gathered for his inauguration
Spoils systemAndrew Jackson awarded some of his biggest
supporters with government jobs Martin Van Buren became Secretary of State Kitchen Cabinet
Informal group of Andrew Jackson’s most trusted advisors that would typically meet in the White House Kitchen