1. Expanding Democracy and the Age of the Common Man 1829-1837
Unit 3 Chapter 10

2. Election of 1824
Four candidates- none received the majority of electoral votes
Andrew Jackson: popular support because of military successes
John Quincy Adams: Supported by Northeastern industrialists
Corrupt Bargain: Henry Clay helped Adams gain votes; named secretary of state

3. Age of Jackson (1829-1836) Represented the common man
little formal education
Distrust of banks
Exclusion of Native Americans and African Americans
Party machine: Party officials organized voters
Spoils system: appointed loyal party members to govt. jobs

4. Another two party System
Democrats
Whigs
Govt. should not interfere in economy
No tariffs or Natl. Bank
More power to the states
Morality was a private matter
Supported American System
Strong central govt.
Morality regulated through public laws

5. Nullification Declare a law null and void within a state
South Carolina refused to enforce Tariff of 1828
Calhoun supported nullification theory, and sets the stage for later states’ rights issues
Force Bill allowed use of the army and navy to collect customs taxes

6. John C. Calhoun

7. Indian Removal
Demand for land placed pressure on Native American territories
Despite assimilation, Indians still faced prejudices
Indian Removal Act of 1830 moved remaining tribes from Southeast to land west of the Mississippi
Trail of Tears

8. Supreme court upheld govt. right to take land
Johnson v. M’Intosh (1823): Indians did not own land
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831): Indians were not citizens so Supreme court could not enforce rights

9. Bank War National bank v. state banks
Jackson vetoed attempt to charter the U.S. Bank for another 20 years
Hard money v. Soft money: Gold and silver over paper currency
Panic of 1837
British economic downturn and lack of faith in paper currency

10. Earlier this year the treasury department announced its plan to replace the image of Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with an image of Harriet Tubman.
Use historical evidence to write an argument either supporting or opposing the removal of Andrew Jackson from the $20 Bill.