Chapter 8 Section 5 Abby Kaiser, Alex Gold, Allie Lunney, Steve Volovar & Emily McVittie

Introduction Americans were not sure about Andrew Jackson He campaigned to get rid of corruption in government Daniel Webster was not sure about Jackson and said… “…he will bring a breeze with him. Which way it will blow, I cannot tell.”

After Oath Though many people were not sure about Jackson, cheering crowds rushed to him after oath was made Many fans followed him to the White House Had a tidal wave of popular support His presidency indicated the start of the new era in American democracy & signaled the growing power of the West

Jacksonian Democracy A lot of his support was from first time voters Voting was new to some states The Jacksonian era saw a great increase of respect and power for the common man

The Spoils System Patronage- when an elected official gave government jobs to friends/supports Jackson used patronage He dismissed office holders & replaced them with Jacksonian Democrats

The Spoils System Continued Critics called Jackson’s patronage the spoils system Refers to taking jobs away from people of the other party and give them to people who supported Jackson Jackson often said “rotation in office” was necessary so that a small group of wealthy people could not control the government

Limited Government Jackson feared the power of the federal government He got rid of politicians he considered bad Also got rid of laws he thought were not necessary Used his veto power to restrict federal activity as much as possible

Limited Government Continued Rejected more acts of Congress than the 6 previous presidents combined Increased power of presidency Since he vetoed so much, Jackson got the nickname “King Andrew I”

Black Hawk War-Indian Uprisings People were driven off their lands Indian Black Hawk led 1,000 Indians to reclaim their land The clashes that followed became known as the Black Hawk War Weakened by hunger/illnesses, they retreated to Wisconsin Territory and most of Indians were chased down & killed

Second Seminole War Took place in Florida A group of white settlers demanded the Seminoles to abandon their lands The Seminoles refused

Second Seminole War Continued In 1835 a group of Seminoles under Osceola (a chief) began the Second Seminole War The war lasted for seven years Ended after Osceola got captured A few hundred of the Seminoles remained & lived hidden in the swamps of the Everglades.

The Bank War Jackson believed the Bank of America was a “monster” that was controlled by a small group of wealthy Easterners Vetoed the bank charter in 1832, which doomed the bank, to protect the rights of ordinary citizens As bank supporters underestimated Jackson, he was reelected in 1832

The Tariff Crisis Passed before Jackson’s presidency Meant to boost American Manufacturing Benefited northern states while southern states suffered inflated prices Referred to as “Tariff of Abomination”

The Indian Crisis Jackson wanted a non violent resolution to the Indian problem Indian removal acted signed in 1830 Supported more by Southerners

Trail of Tears Jackson negotiated the treaty of New Echota with a faction of the Cherokees The faction was considered illegitimate on a petition signed by 15,000 Cherokees, which the Supreme Court ignored Jackson's successor Van Buren enforced the treaty ultimately killing 3,000 Cherokee Indians

The Bank War Opposed the national bank Hekd it responsible for Panic of 1819 Vetoed bill to recharter national bank, which was to close in 1836 The decision was believed to hurt Jackson's chances in the next election, yet he still won by a large margin

Jackson's Successors Poor health caused him not to run for a third term Van Buren won the next election Economic struggle ensued as a result of Jackson's actions