1. Chapter 10, Section 1 Jacksonian Democracy

2. Expansion of Democracy 1800’s America was rapidly changing  Sectional economic differences North  Small workshops run by craftspeople were being replaced with large-scale factories owned by businesspeople and staffed by hired workers South  Small family farms gave way to large plantations owned by wealthy whites and worked by African American slaves  Concentration of wealth into fewer hands Many Americans felt left behind

3. Expansion of Democracy Average American began to feel they lost power in their government  Government policies tended to only benefit the wealthy Andrew Jackson as the “people’s candidate”  Reform minded  Popular War Hero  People believed he would defend the liberties of the common man and slave states  Bitter disappointment over Jackson’s loss in the 1824 election to John Quincy Adams

4. Expansion of Democracy Democratic Reforms made during Jackson’s popularity  Some states changed their voting qualifications to allow more white males suffrage Revised voting rules typically excluded free blacks  Political parties began holding public nominating conventions Party members choose party candidates Jacksonian Democracy  Period of expanding democracy in the 1820’s and 1830’s

5. Election of 1828 Democratic Party  Formed in support of Jackson’s candidacy Those who backed John Quincy Adams began calling themselves National Republicans Election of 1828 was a rematch of the 1824 election  Jackson chose John C. Calhoun as his vice president

6. The Campaign Campaign focus on personalities  Andrew Jackson portrayed as a war hero “rags-to- riches” story  John Quincy Adams was a Harvard graduate and son of the famous John Adams, our nation’s second president Jackson’s supporters portrayed Adams as being out of touch with everyday people When the ballots were counted, Andrew Jackson won in a landslide victory

7. Jackson’s Inauguration Andrew Jackson’s supporters saw his victory as a win for the common man  Massive crowds gathered for his inauguration Spoils system  Andrew Jackson awarded some of his biggest supporters with government jobs Martin Van Buren became Secretary of State Kitchen Cabinet  Informal group of Andrew Jackson’s most trusted advisors that would typically meet in the White House Kitchen