Jackson Era

Sec. 1 Jacksonian Democracy 1816-1824 only political party Jeffersonian Repub. Election 1824 John Quincy Adams elected Corrupt bargain

Election 1828 Democrats- Andrew Jackson- favored states rights, mistrusted strong government, supported by frontiersmen, immigrants, laborers National Republicans – John Adams strong central government, federal measures, merchants or farmers. Mudslinging

Jackson Triumphs 1828 Jackson won John C. Calhoun VP Jackson was loved by everyone, invited everyone to come to white house and hang out! Promised equal benefits- more white males were voting. Women, AA, NA few rights Democracy grows with Jackson’s term Suffrage grows ( for white men) Spoils system- any average citizen could handle a govt. job Jackson fired govt. officials w/o reason

Electoral Changes Caucuses replaced w/ nominating conventions Democrats held national party convention 1832 Allowed many people to participate in the selection of candidates

Tariff of 1828 Debate Tariff of Abominations Northerners loved Tariff- protected their products Southerners hated tariff- made their products more expensive John C. Calhoun suggested they nullify the law Threatened to secede

Jackson vs. Calhoun Calhoun is Jackson’s VP “Our federal Union must be preserved!” “The union next to our liberty most dear”

Nullification Crisis SC legislature passed Nullification Act Stating it would not pay the tariffs of 1828 Southerners called it the Tariff of Abominations Congress passed the Force Bill – allowed the president to use military to enforce acts Force bill will tell the South that the federal government will NOT let it go without a fight!

Bell Ringer Who was Jackson’s VP? What state refused to pay the tariff of 1828? Who was elected in 1828?

Section 2 Conflicts over Land Indian Removal Act Federal govt. paid Indians to move west to Oklahoma Cherokee sued govt. Won the lawsuit, they had a right to stay in Georgia Worcester vs. Georgia Andrew Jackson – “John Marshall has made his decision lets see him enforce it”

Trail Of Tears Direct result of Indian Removal Act of 1830 7000 Federal troops forcibly removed Cherokee 4000 Cherokee died on the march

Native American Resistance Seminole of Florida only ones successful at avoiding capture Resisted removal Present day Oklahoma home for Native American groups

Sec. 3 Jackson and the Bank Thought it profited wealthy Easterners Thought it was unconstitutional Jackson vetoed the bill to renew the charter

Jackson and the Bank Bank issue of election Of 1832 Opponents forced early charter Jackson VETOED!! Jackson is elected without BANK!

Panic of 1837 Martin Van Buren elected Country in depression because bank was dead Land values dropped, investments declined, banks failed Didn’t interfere with panic, laissez-faire- LIKE Thomas Jefferson

Whigs come to power 1841 William Henry Harrison President Tippecanoe and Tyler too!! Campaign slogan Harrison died of pneumonia Tyler president now Former Democrat/ went back to Dem. Ways