1. The Era of Good Feelings and The Age of Jackson

2. The Era of Good Feelings
Period after the War of 1812
Only one political party- Democratic-Republicans
Federalist Party fell after War of 1812
Nationalism leads Americans to focus on American issues and unity

3. Federal Government Expands
Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of expansion of federal power in several key cases
McCulloch vs. Maryland- federal government had power to create a national bank and states could not tax it
Gibbons vs. Ogden- federal government could regulate interstate commerce
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward- limited states’ power to interfere with business contracts

4. James Monroe
Monroe Doctrine- Stated that Europe should stay out of Western hemisphere
Adams-Onis Treaty- Gave Florida and Oregon territory to US
Seminole Wars- fought in Florida and Georgia against white settlement
Natives defeated by army led by Andrew Jackson

5. Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Henry Clay
William Crawford

6. Corrupt Bargain
Andrew Jackson received the most popular votes and electoral college votes
Jackson did not receive majority of electoral college votes so House of Representatives had to decide
House of Representatives influenced by Henry Clay chose Adams over Jackson
Clay would become Adams’ Secretary of State
Jackson was greatly enraged calling this arrangement a “Corrupt Bargain”

7. John Quincy Adams Great Diplomat
Responsible for Adams-Onis Treaty, Treaty of Ghent, and the Monroe Doctrine
Seen as one of the best diplomats and Secretary of States in American History

8. Election of 1828 Rematch between John Q. Adams and Andrew Jackson
With help of campaign manager Martin Van Buren, Jackson wins in a landslide

9. Andrew Jackson and the Common Man
Symbol of American democracy
War hero
Farmer and Lawyer from Tennessee
First president not to be from the upper class
Appealed to the common man
Nicknamed “Old Hickory” for his rugged nature

10. Jacksonian Democracy
Supported more participation in government and politics by all Americans
Supported the removal of land ownership as requirement to vote
Similar to Jeffersonian Democracy
power to the people and states with weak federal government
Different to Jacksonian Democracy in that he supported a strong President
Exercised his veto power 12 times

11. Spoils System
System started by Jackson in which he gave government jobs to his supporters
Idea was to encourage political engagement of all Americans
“To the victor goes the spoils…”

12. Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act of Exchange of Native Americans lands in the south for land in the west
Those who did not follow the orders were forced to leave by government
The journey made by many Cherokee out of the Southeast to Oklahoma became known as the Trail of Tears
Roughly 4,000 of 16,000 Cherokee died of disease, famine, and exhaustion on the way

14. Nullification Crisis
Congress adopted the Tariff of 1828 to raise tariffs to promote American industry
The South despised the Tariff calling it the “Tariff of Abominations”

15. South’s Opposition to the Tariff of 1828
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina was the main enemy of the tariff
He felt that SC should be able to nullify the tariff and threatened to secede from the union
Jackson threatened to send down military force to enforce the tariff

16. Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster blasted the South’s notion of nullification saying, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.”
Continues debate between power of the federal government and states’ rights
Congress would eventually lower tariff which resolved the crisis

17. Removal of the National Bank
Jackson opposed the National Bank because he felt it gave the federal government too much power
Also felt it gave rich more power over poor farmers
He vetoed its renewal and removed it
Greatly angered the North whose economy was centered around banking

18. A New Party Emerges…
In opposition to Jackson and the Democratic party, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster form a new political party known as the Whig party

19. North vs. South Due to these differences, sectionalism beings to rise
Sectionalism- Division between the North and the South

20. Politics After Jackson
Jackson’s VP Martin Van Buren became President
Presided during the Panic of the nation’s worst depression yet
Economic problems led to Whig William Henry Harrison to become President in 1840
He died of pneumonia after one month in office