1. Chapter 12: The Age of Jackson
Section 1: Jacksonian Democracy and States’ Rights

2. Vocabulary secede: to withdraw
states’ rights: the rights of the states to make decisions without interference from the federal government.
Spoils system: the practice of giving government jobs to political backers

3. The Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams defeats Andrew Jackson
John Adams’s son
Jackson received the most votes but did not get the majority of the electoral votes.
The House of Representatives chooses John Quincy Adams
Corrupt bargain: Adams makes Henry Clay Secretary of State for his support

4. Election of 1828 Jackson defeats Adams Jacksonian democracy:
More public involvement in government
Voting expanded to all white males
Women and non-slave African Americans cannot vote
Strong executive branch (President)
spoils system: Jackson gives political jobs to political supporters

5. Rising Sectional Differences p. 399
Northeast
Western lands sold at _______ prices
Federal spending on _________ improvements
Supported high ___________
South
_______federal spending on ______ improvements
Opposed rising _____________
West
Western lands sold at ____ prices
________federal spending on _________ improvements

6. South Carolina Threatens to Secede
Tariff of Abominations: (1828 and 1832) raise in tariffs on raw material and manufactured goods
John C. Calhoun (vice president) supports doctrine of nullification: idea that a state can nullify, or reject, a federal law
South Carolina votes to build its own army and secede (leave America) if the tariff is collected
Jackson wins reelection in and the Senate compromises on a lower tariff