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I. THE NATIONAL HEROBattle of New Orleans
British launch an attack on New Orleans, an important port at the mouth of Mississippi
Andrew Jackson leads an American force made up of mixed militia
Jackson was suffering from dysentery but he still commanded the fortification of the city
I. THE NATIONAL HEROThe Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 The Battle of New Orleans took place weeks
after the treaty was signed.Under Jacksons command the militia force
soundly defeated the British British dead and wounded – around 2100 American dead and wounded – 8 killed 13 wounded
II. ELECTION OF 18244 men different candidates ran during the
1824 Presidential Election
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John Quincy Adams Son of John Adams the revolutionary and 2nd PresidentSupported by New EnglandersFrom Massachusetts
William CrawfordFrom GeorgiaSupported by the South
Henry ClayHe was from KentuckyHe was supported by the Western States
Andrew Jackson Was born in a log Cabin in Tennessee He was backed by the Westerners too
I. ELECTION OF 1824Jackson had won the popular voteJackson had won the electoral vote but not by a
majorityThe House of Representative would decide in this
case who would become PresidentJohn Quincy Adams was elected President by the
House of Representative Henry Clay persuades the members of the House
to vote for AdamsClay becomes Adams’ Secretary of StateThis is known as the Corrupt Bargan
Jackson and his followers form the Democratic Party
Jackson claimed to represent the common man
Jackson slandered Adams by saying he was a pimp for the
Czar of Russia
III. ELECTION OF 1828The election of 1828 pits John Quincy Adams
against Andrew Jackson Both were Democratic – RepublicansThe Party splits – one side supporting Adams
the other supporting JacksonAdams and his supporters
formed the National Republican Party
Adams was accused of representing the wealthy and
better educated
Adams slandered Jackson and accused him being married to a
harlot
IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYJacksonian Democracy
Andrew Jackson creates a new form of Democracy –Spreading political power to all people – “Majority Rule”Jacksonian Democracy vs. Jeffersonian Democracy
Government by the peopleGovernment for the people by capable, well-educated
leadersDemocracy in social,
economic, and political lifeDemocracy in political life
Defender of the cause of the farmer and the laborer
in agricultural and industrial society
Defender of the cause of the farmer and supported a
mainly agrarian society
Limited government but a strong president
Limited government
IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYThe Indian Removal Act
Jackson was an advocate of moving American Indians west of the Mississippi
Jackson’s Indian Policy Adopt white culture (assimilate) and become citizens Move west of the Mississippi River American Indians could not have their own governments
in within America’s boardersRequired Native Americans to sign treaties that
force them to give up their land and relocate in the west
IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYTrail of Tears
The Cherokee Indians decide to fight the Removal Act and the state of Georgia using the court system.
They argued that they had adopted white cultureGeorgia could not force them to leaveGold had been discovered on their landThe Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of the CherokeeJackson ignores the Supreme Courts rulingJackson forces the Cherokee to move west at gun
point
IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYTrail of Tears
The Cherokee were forced from their homes at gun point
They left all of their belongings
Marched in the cold of winter with no blankets
¼ died enroot to the Indian territory
IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYRegional Differences – Sectionalism
Northeast SouthMid-west
Didn’t like the sale of public lands. The
cheap land attracted possible factory labor
Supported government spending
on internal improvements like the construction of roads
and canalsManufactures in the region supported
tariffs because they encouraged the people to buy
American goods
Opposed high tariffs because the South’s
economy depended on foreign trade
Opposed spending because the
government raised tariffs to pay for
Internal Improvements &
tariffs hurt the South
Supported because they helped move raw
materials and manufactured goods between the regions
Favored the sale of cheap land because it
encouraged settlement & growth
The sale of public
lands
Internal Improvements
High Tariffs