The Reign of “King Mob”  Don’t copy slides marked

Why Increased Democratization? 3 Universal White Male Suffrage 3 Vermont, Spread of Public Education—3 R’s 3 Steady growth of market economy 3 Rise in voter turnout , only 1/4 th of voted> # doubled 1828

Voting Requirements in the Early 19c 

Politics of the People Mass Appeal Born in log cabin— humble originsBorn in log cabin— humble origins Not too clean, well dressed, grammatical, or intellectualNot too clean, well dressed, grammatical, or intellectual Popularity of Indian Fighters/Military HeroesPopularity of Indian Fighters/Military Heroes –Andy Jackson –Davy Crockett –William Henry Harrison

New Style of Politics 3 Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, banners, badges, songs barbecues, free drinks, baby kissing, etc.) 3 Electoral College chosen directly —national nominating convention replaces caucus

Jackson’s Opponents in 1824 Henry Clay [KY] John Quincy Adams [MA] John C. Calhoun [SC] William H. Crawford [GA]

Results of the 1824 Election A “Corrupt Bargain?” 

Henry Clay used his influence as Speaker of the House to get John Q. Adams elected> Adams appointed Clay his Secretary of State. 

John Quincy Adams: Yankee Misfit in White House Puritanical honor Supported Internal Improvements –Including national university & astronomy observatory Tried to curb land speculation For fair treatment of Cherokee Billiard Table & Chess Scandal Served in House after presidency –Fought gag rule on slavery

Personified the new West:  Orphaned as child, no formal education  Tennessee Lawyer  Violent temper, deadly duelist  Western aristocrat: The Hermitage (slave plantation)

Rachel Jackson Final Divorce Decree 

1828 Election Results 

Jackson in Mourning for His Wife 

What are the key controversies of Jackson’s Presidency?  Spoils System  Kitchen Cabinet  Nullification Crisis  Bank War  Mayville Road Bill—1 of 12 vetos  Specie Circular  Indian Policy

The “Peggy Eaton Affair” Caused Jackson’s break with Calhoun and his cabinet Kitchen Cabinet

Stopped Here on 10/30/13

1832 Tariff Conflict > “Tariff of Abomination” 3 Rebellion in South Carolina 3 Jackson sent army 3 Clay’s “Compromise of 1833”

The Bank War Nicholas Biddle President Jackson 3 “Pet Banks” 3 Specie Circular

Opposition to the 2 nd B.U.S. “Soft” (paper) $ “Hard” (specie) $ 3s3s3s3state bankers felt it restrained their banks from issuing bank notes freely. 3s3s3s3supported rapid economic growth & speculation. 3c3c3c3coin was only safe currency. 3s3s3s3suspicious of expansion & speculation. 

The Downfall of “Mother Bank” 

1832 Election Results 

Results of Specie Circular $Banknotes loose their value. $Land sales plummeted. $Credit not available. $Businesses began to fail. $Unemployment rose. The Panic of 1837! The Panic of 1837!

Panic of 1837 

Essential Question: Champion of the “Common Man”? “King” Andrew? OR