1. Andrew Jackson:

2. ELECTION OF 1824
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
ANDREW JACKSON

3. ADAMS WINS!!
Jackson won the popular vote, but lacked the majority necessary of electoral votes.
The House of Representatives decided the outcome.
Henry Clay, author of the American System, swayed the vote in favor of Adams.
Clay was then appointed Secretary of State.
Adams was accused of corruption

4. What were the
democratic
trends
in the 19c?

5. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c

6. Jackson’s Faith in the “Common Man”
Intense distrust of Eastern “establishment,” monopolies, & special privilege.
His heart & soul was with the “plain folk.”

7. The New “Jackson Coalition”
The Planter Elite in the South
People on the Frontier
State Politicians – spoils system
Jackson won the election in 1828

8. Champion of the “Common Man”?
THE BIG QUESTION?
Champion of the “Common Man”?
“King” Andrew? OR

9. Andrew Jackson as President

10. The
Tariff
Issue

11. Nullification
The southern states objected strongly to the tariffs put into place to protect northern industry.
South Carolina, led by John C. Calhoun, voted to nullify any federal law that the state believed was unconstitutional.
Jackson used a force bill to use federal troops to collect the tax.
South Carolina eventually backed down.

12. Jackson's
Native-American
Policy