AGE OF JACKSON
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AGE OF JACKSON. The Election of 1824. 4 major candidates: Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams Henry Clay William Crawford. Favorite Son Candidate. A candidate who receives support from their state/region instead of the national party. Clay-West (KY) Jackson- West (TN) Adams- Northeast (MA). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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AGE OF JACKSON
THE ELECTION OF 1824 4 major candidates:
Andrew Jackson John Quincy AdamsHenry ClayWilliam Crawford
FAVORITE SON CANDIDATE A candidate who receives support from
their state/region instead of the national party.
Clay-West (KY) Jackson- West (TN)Adams- Northeast (MA)
MAJORITY More than ½
A candidate needs a majority to win the presidency
PLURALITY The largest share
Plurality does not win a presidential election
“CORRUPT BARGAIN” Clay gives his votes to Adams in
exchange for becoming the Secretary of State.
ELECTION OF 1828 Mudslinging– Attempts to ruin your
opponents with insults
Jackson Wins!
JACKSON “Old Hickory”
Got the name from his troops who said he was as tough as a hickory stick
SPOILS SYSTEM Replacing government employees with
the winning candidate’s supporters
“THE TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS” Tariff passed by Jackson to help
American manufacturers
Southerners hate the new tariff– it raises prices on goods, but doesn’t help them.
NULLIFICATION The cancellation of a federal bill by a
state.
Many feared it would lead to secession.
CONFLICTS OVER LAND
Section 11.2
CHEROKEE NATION The Cherokee (GA, AL, MS) did many
things to show they were a nationCherokee ConstitutionCherokee AlphabetCherokee SchoolsCherokee NewspapersFarmed
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT Passed in 1830
Allowed the government to pay Native Americans to move from their lands.
INDIAN TERRITORY Present-day
Oklahoma
Where Native Americans were moved to.
JOHN MARSHALL’S RULING The Cherokee nation took the
government to court.
Chief Justice Marshall ruled that Georgia had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
Andrew Jackson– “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”
TRAIL OF TEARS 1838
Federal troops led Cherokee from their lands and moved west.
Brutal weather, treatment, and conditions, led to many deaths
OSCEOLA Seminole Chief
Led many successful raids against US Forts.
ONE NATION RESISTED MORE THAN OTHERS Seminoles
Used Guerilla Tactics—Hit and run style
JACKSON AND THE BANK
Section 11.3
JACKSON VS. THE BANK Jackson always hated the Bank of the
United States
He thought it was ran by and benefitted only rich people
Nicholas Biddle– the bank’s president, Jackson’s nemesis
A VETO A rejection of a bill by a president
Jackson used the veto more than any other president
JACKSON KILLS THE BANK The bank needed to be re-chartered to
keep going
Jackson vetoes the charter, ending the bank
ECONOMIC DEPRESSION A time where business and employment
fall to a low level
The Panic of 1837 causes one
Pres. Van Buren decides not to intervene
LAISSEZ FAIRE DEMOCRACY “Let it be”
The government should interfere as little as possible in economics
THE WHIGS A new political party, against Van Buren
Nominated William Henry Harrison to run against Van Buren
HARRISON WINS! Log Cabin Campaign– Presents Harrison
as a common man and Van Buren as a snob.
CHAPTER 12Manifest Destiny
THE OREGON COUNTRY The Area between the Pacific Ocean and
the Rocky Mountains, north of California
MANY COUNTRIES CLAIMED THE OREGON TERRITORY United States Britain Spain Russia
THE FIRST OREGON SETTLERS Mountain men and fur trappers
Looking for beaver pelts and other animals
PRAIRIE SCHOONERS So many wagons moving west, it looked
like many ships going out to sea
MANIFEST DESTINY The idea that the US was destined to
have a country that covered the whole continent
FIFTY FOUR-FORTY OR FIGHT!! The US should not take less than a
northern border of 54’40” Latitude
They settle at 49
INDEPENDENCE FOR TEXAS
12.2
DAVEY CROCKETT Famous outdoorsman from Tennessee
Lost seat in congress, moved to Texas
TEJANOS Residents of Texas, Mexican citizens
THE OLD THREE HUNDRED The first three hundred American
families to settle in TX– led by Stephen F Austin
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT’S RESPONSE 1830– A decree that bans all
immigration from the US
AUSTIN’S DEMANDS 1. Remove the ban on US settlement 2. Make Texas a separate state
Santa Anna: Yes to 1, no to 2
THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO 180 Texans barricaded inside a mission
After a 12 day siege, the Mexican army is victorious
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO Sam Houston gathers troops to attack
Santa Anna
“Remember the Alamo”
It led to Santa Anna signing a treaty that recognizes Texas’ independence
DEBATE OVER ANNEXATION Should Texas become a state?
They would like to be
Only problem– Should they come in as a slave state or a free state?
HOW IS IT SOLVED? Congress is divided on the subject
President James Polk campaigns for it– Manifest Destiny supporters pass it. Texas becomes a state--1845
WAR WITH MEXICO/NEW SETTLERS IN CALIFORNIA
AND UTAH12.3 and 12.4
BEGINNING OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR America tries to provoke Mexico into war
This is a way to gain California and New Mexico
Disputed border– Rio Grande or Nueces
Zachary Taylor brings troops to disputed land, attacked by Mexican troops
War is on
POLK’S WAR PLAN 3 parts
1. Drive Mexican troops out of disputed area2. Seize New Mexico and California3. Capture Mexico City
CAPTURE OF MEXICO CITY Led by Winfield Scott
Took about a month before surrender (9/1847)
American battle tolls1721 to battle11,000 to disease
TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO Ends the Mexican-American War
THE FORTY-NINERS Gold discovered in California in 1848
People flood in from around the world in 1849
CALIFORNIOS Mexican-Californians, became US
citizens after treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
BOOMTOWNS Cities that grew overnight
Crowded and busy
Merchants made the best profit
THE MORMON TRAIL Mormons– An offshoot of the Christian
religion
Started in New York, then Illinois, before finishing in Utah
Leaders– Joseph Smith, Brigham Young
