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Essential Question What were the important events of Andrew Jackson’s presidency?
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Jacksonian America
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Election of 1824 Four candidates All Republicans “Favored sons” – support from home states
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1824 Election John Quincy Adams (MA) William Crawford (GA) Henry Clay (KY) Andrew Jackson (TN)
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Election of 1824 Jackson won the popular vote No majority in electoral college
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Election of 1824 Vote goes to House of Representatives Top 3 Speaker of the House Clay threw his vote to John Quincy Adams
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The Corrupt Bargain Adams named Clay Secretary of State
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Election of 1828 John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
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Election of 1828 Victory for Andrew Jackson “Old Hickory” First president from west of the Appalachians
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Jackson’s Popularity Viewed as the “People’s President”
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Expansion of Voting Rights More men had the right to vote Elimination of property ownership as a qualification for voting
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Spoils System Giving people government jobs based on party loyalty and support More ordinary citizens in government
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Laissez Faire Economics Government should not regulate businesses Against tariffs and the national bank
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Native Americans Goal to move all Indians to the Great Plains 1830 – Indian Removal Act
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Indian Removal Act
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Cherokee Georgia Hired lawyers, case went to the Supreme Court
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Worcester v. Georgia Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the state to honor Cherokee property rights Jackson refused
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Trail of Tears Army marched Cherokee to Oklahoma Over 4000 died
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Trail of Tears Trail of Tears
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National Bank Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the United States Vetoed Congress legislation to support it
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Whigs New political party Opposed Jackson and his policies Larger federal government, more development of industry
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Martin Van Buren Won the 1836 election Panic of 1837 hit – financial crisis
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Election of 1840 Whig – William Henry Harrison (midwest), John Tyler (southerner) Democrat – Van Buren
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Election of 1840 “Tippecanoe and Tyler too” Victory for Harrison and Tyler
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Change in Presidency Inauguration address – March 4, 1841 Harrison caught pneumonia, died Tyler became president
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