Sectional Conflicts and the Election of 1824 By Mr. Eichmann

Northeast Ways to Make a Living Work in a factory Work in a port Own a business in city Farmer Kinds of People Rich owners of factories Middle class managers Poor workers in factories Farmers Storekeepers

Main Goals of People in the Northeast Trade and the economy are protected A high tariff (tax on imported goods) to make sure American products are bought One day become the owner of a business Better life for my children

South Ways to Make a Living Farming Kinds of People Plantation owners (1%) Small farmers Hired hands- Works on a farm

Goals of the South Plantation owners want greater political power Small farmers want to become plantation owners Want their life to stay the same Want a low tariff so they can buy goods at low prices

The West Ways to Make a Living Farmers Merchants Store Owners Kinds of People Well-to-do families People looking for a new life out west To be self-sufficient – able to live on own

Main Goals of the West Take advantage of unlimited opportunities Start a new life and become successful Create connections with the north to sell goods and receive goods from factories

Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams State – (Northeast) Massachusetts Helped negotiate Treaty of Ghent (1814) Current Secretary of State Son of a President Writer of the Monroe Doctrine

Election of 1824 Henry Clay State – Kentucky (West) Qualifications American System Great Compromiser Current Speaker of the House of Repr.

Election of 1824 William Crawford State – Georgia (South) Qualifications Southerner Former Senator Former Sec. of War Current Sec. of Treasury

Election of 1824 Andrew Jackson State -Tennessee – (West) Qualifications Senator of Tennessee War Hero Indian fighter Plantation Owner and Businessman “Common Man”

Results of the Election Adams - 84 Clay - 37 Crawford – 41 Jackson – 99 Since no one gained a majority over 50.1%, the election was sent to the House of Representatives

House Votes for …. John Quincy Adams Henry Clay receives a position in the Cabinet Andrew Jackson calls it the “corrupt bargain.”

Result Andrew Jackson tours the country after the Election of 1824 trying to gain support for another run for president John Quincy Adams does not have a particularly successful presidency, but decides to run again. In a rematch for the Election of 1828, Jackson defeats Adams easily.

Jackson Crisis #1 Congress passes a higher tariff in 1828 that angers southerners. South Carolina threatens to nullify the new tariff and possibly secede, or separate, from the Union, led by former Vice President and current Governor of S.C., John Calhoun. Jackson makes a proclamation stating that he will send federal troops into S.C. and hang Calhoun. Henry Clay helps to create a compromise to lower tariffs over a certain number of years

Jackson Crisis #2 Jackson dislikes the Second Bank of the U.S., originally created by Hamilton, because he believes it was elitist and against common people. Henry Clay and Daniel Webster tried to have the charter for the bank renewed early, in 1828, during an election year, hoping he vetoed it and lost voter support. Jackson vetoed the charter but gained re-election in 1828. Jackson said “The Bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it.” Money was placed in state banks, causing the BUS to go out of business. After Jackson’s presidency, these banks were forced to close due to shortage of gold and silver, and the country was hit with a severe economic depression, known as the Panic of 1837. Due to this depression, the Democratic Party and President Van Buren lost the election of 1840 to the Whig Party. William Henry Harrison becomes President, but dies one month into office, replaced by Vice President John Tyler.

Jackson Crisis #3 Many southeastern Native American cultures like the Cherokee saw more whites coming onto their land, despite local land treaties. In the case of the Cherokee, gold was discovered. Jackson believed that it was better to remove the Native Americans and have them settle west in Indian Territory, (today Oklahoma). Congress passed and Jackson endorsed the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Choctaw and others were removed from lands in the Southeastern United States. The Cherokee refused to move, suing the federal government and having their case heard by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court ruled in the Cherokees favor, but Jackson refused to comply and had them removed anyway. During Van Buren’s Presidency, the last to comply were forced to go. Over ¼ of the Cherokee died on what would be later described as “The Trail of Tears.”

How did you believe he handled these three issues? Nullification crisis Bank crisis Indian Removal