•How did Andrew Jackson’s election break with the politics

of the past?•What are the major domestic

and political issues of the Jackson Era?

Election of 1824

-no winner of electoral college

-John Q. Adams chosen over Jackson as President

Clay pulls for Adams b/c he agreed to back American System

-Called corrupt bargain because Jackson had most votes Jackson had won the popular vote

-Jackson’s supporters formed Democratic Party and opposed Adams’ policies

Election of 1828

-high voter turnout b/c voting requirements had been lowered

-previous voting laws had limited voting to property owning white males

Voting Requirements change = white men age 21

-Jackson appealed to the “Common Man”

-Jackson becomes first western President

-1832 Jackson re-elected

first use of national nominating conventions

Jackson’s Presidency

-”Common Man”’s President

-humble origins, “Old Hickory”, not well educate, war hero

-creation of the Spoils System :incoming officials replace positions with friends and party supporters

-greater democracy, but women and minorities still ignored

-Great Silence over the issue of slavery or the “necessary evil”

Nullification Crisis-debate over high tariffs

(North favors high tariff)

-Tariff of Abominations—1828 placed high tariff on goods, British reduced import of cotton hurting the South

-John C. Calhoun

-theory of nullification: state right to void a law

Calhoun’s “S.C. Exposition and Protest”

-S.C. threatens secession

STATES RIGHTS v. FEDERAL POWER

-Jackson threatens the use of force -Henry Clay organizes a compromise

Indian Policy

-different views about Indian policy

Majority of whites want the Indian land

-Indian Removal Act, 1830 Jackson states assimilation can’t work, move Indians to their own territory in the west

-Cherokee takes the issue to the Supreme Court and wins

-Worchester v. Georgia

-Jackson ignores the court and orders removal

-Trail of Tears, 1838 forced removal of Cherokee, 25% die

Indian Policy

National Bank

-Jackson disliked the Bank of the U.S.

-thought it was an abuse of power and served the wealthy first

-thought it lacked the constitutional ability to exist

Time to renew the bank--

-Jackson vetoed the new charter for the bank and withdrew all gov’t funds

-Jackson placed gov’t funds in favored state banks which critics called the “Pet Banks” which led to a monetary crisis

Van Buren

-Martin Van Buren was elected after Jackson

-suffered b/c of Jackson’s bank policies

-Panic of 1837 left many in bad economic situations

Many banks closed

-Newly formed Whig party gains strength, oppose Jackson, favor American system

Harrison and Tyler

-War hero William Henry Harrison becomes first Whig President and he wants to enact the American System

-Harrison dies 1 month into office from pneumonia

-John Tyler is first V.P. to become President—on ballot to pick-up Southern votes, his goals do not match Whig party goals=Whig party dies out!

•How did Andrew Jackson’s election break with the politics of the past?

•What are the major domestic and political issues of the Jackson Era?

What part of the national government did Andrew Jackson feel was bad for the nation?

a. Judicial Reviewb. National Bankc. American System

d. Spoils System

What issue was brought to the surface by the Tariffs of 1828?

a. state vs. federal powerb. checks and balancesc. imperialismd. taxing of southern exports

What federal act led South Carolina to call a state convention to nullify it?

a. Indian Removal Actb. The Stamp Actc. The Tariff of 1828d. The Homestead Act

Which best describes the idea behind a claim that a state can cancel a federal law that it considers unconstitutional?A. secessionB. nullificationC. abolitionD. compromise

How are the changes in the suffrage requirements best summarized in the during the Jackson Era?A. only males could voteB. only white males could voteC. only white males owning property could voteD. only white men and women could vote

How can the moving of Native Americans from their lands best be assessed?A. as unjustB. as unnecessaryC. as good diplomacy for the nationD. as beneficial to Native Americans