1. Andrew Jackson

2. Early Life  Andrew Jackson was born into a poor family in South Carolina.  He fought in the American Revolution  Became famous as the commander during the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.  This battle did not need to get fought as the Treaty of Ghent had already been signed ending the war.

3. Running for president  Jackson ran for president against John Quincy Adams in 1824. He lost.  He ran against Adams again in 1828 and won.  Jackson said he represented the common man.

4. Jackson as president  Jackson hired the people who helped him get elected.  This became known as the “spoils system.”

5. Jacksonian Democracy  Jackson promised to take care of the common people. This became known as Jacksonian Democracy.  The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule.

6. Tariffs  Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.  Northerners liked the tariffs. The north had factories which benefited.  The South hated the tariffs. The tariffs raised the prices they paid for factory goods.

7. How a tariff works

8. Crisis over Nullification  Southern states, especially South Carolina fought against the tariffs.  They said a state had the right to nullify, or reject, a federal law that it considers unconstitutional.

9. States’ Rights  South Carolina threatened to secede, or leave the United States if the tariff laws were enforced.  Jackson was furious. He said, “I will hang the first man of them I can get my hands on from the first tree I can find.”  South Carolina backed down and the crisis ended, but the tensions between the North and the South would remain.

10. The Bank of the United States  The Bank of the United States was the most powerful bank in the country.  It held government funds and issued money.  President Jackson disliked the bank.  He didn’t trust banks and thought the Bank of the United States had too much power.  Jackson set out to destroy the bank.  The people who opposed Jackson called him a tyrant saying that he wanted too much power.

11. Indian Issues  Indians had been forced off their lands since the white man had come to America. They tried to adopt white man’s ways.  Sequoya – wrote a Cherokee alphabet  Cherokee had their own newspaper  Wore white man’s clothes  Wrote a constitution  None of this mattered

12. Indian Removal  Gold was found on Cherokee land making it even more valuable to white settlers  Jackson called for the removal of the Cherokee off their lands.  This became known as the Indian Removal Act.  The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court over their removal and won, but Jackson ignored the ruling.

13. Trail of Tears  About 15,000 Cherokee were forced from their homes.  Thousands died on the way to Oklahoma.  This became known as the Trail of Tears.

15. Manifest Destiny The phrase manifest destiny means “obvious fate.” It was coined in 1845 by John O’Sullivan, a New York newspaperman. O’Sullivan wrote that its was America’s “manifest destiny to overspread and possess the whole of the continent.” Looking at the land beyond the Rocky Mountains, he argued that “the God of nature and nations has marked it for our own.” It was God’s plan for Americans to expand their “great experiment with liberty,” and extend from sea to sea.

16. Manifest Destiny New Concept: manifest destiny (noun) Definition: destiny – what is going to happen to you Manifest – to appear, easy to see, obvious Manifest Destiny – the idea in the United States that the country would go from east coast to the west coast

17. Essential Characteristics – What is has to have  About getting land  went from east to west  US idea only  people in the way get moved out of the way

18. Examples:  Louisiana Purchase  War with Mexico  Indian wars (Trail of Tears)  Monroe Doctrine - US told Europe to stay out of the Western Hemisphere

20. Andrew Jackson political cartoons  Study the following four political cartoons of Andrew Jackson.  1. Identify any people or objects seen in the cartoon.  2. Identify the title of the cartoon as well as any words/dates listed.  3. Describe any actions taking place in the cartoon.  4. Explain the message of the cartoon