1. DO NOW!!!
1) Decide which category your image(s) of Andrew Jackson belongs to then clip them to the board. (Background or Presidency) 2) Pair Share- What can we learn about Jackson from the images? (record on ws)

2. Election of 1828 Video John Quincy Adams (Mass.)
National Republican
Andrew Jackson (Tenn.)
Democratic Republican
Election of 1828
Video
Take Notes-
Candidates/ Parties/ etc.
What did the campaigns focus on?
Who won the election?
Richard Rush (PA)
John C. Calhoun (SC)

3. Election Results
What does a candidate need to win a Presidential Election? Jackson Democratic ,286
JQ Adams National Republican ,064

4. Jackson’s Background Parents die early (15) No Secondary Education
Plantation Owner
Gambler & Duelist
Military Experience
Lawyer
Judge
State Legislature
Congressman

5. Age of Jackson 1829-1837 Spoils System Kitchen Cabinet
Fires many Republicans
Hires loyal Democrats
Kitchen Cabinet
Roger B. Taney
Martin Van Buren
Group of unofficial advisors from the private sector media

6. Jacksonian Democracy Nullification Crisis National Bank
Indian Policy Video
Texas Question
Specie Circular

7. Nullification Crisis! Obj- Rate Jackson’s Performance!
Video Questions: 5 W’s
Who- Jackson vs. JC Calhoun
What- Tariff of 1828 caused dispute b/t Nation & States
When to 1833
Where- South Carolina (Represents Southern States)
Why- Argued that tariffs violate their States Rights- oppressive & unconstitutional. South has the right to nullify the tax OR secede if not removed.

8. Jackson’s Reaction Congress Debates
Haynes (SC) “Liberty first, Union afterward”
Webster (MA) “Liberty & Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable”
President Jackson: “Our Union Must Be Preserved”
Force Bill- sends in the military to make SC pay the tariff
Clay’s Compromise- reduced tariff over the course of the next 7 years. (1833) RATE!!!

10. Bank War: Video Whigs: Election of 1832
Clay & Webster want to hurt Jackson (Election of 1832).
N. Biddle (Pres. of US Bank) Press for the Banks re-charter.
If… Jackson vetoes, the people would be outraged & vote Clay.
Election of 1832
Jackson (219) vs. Clay (49).
Jackson used his re-election as a mandate to kill the Bank.
Bank: favored rich, interfered w/ the economy, unconstitutional, weakened the States, and threatened the Union.

11. Killing the National Bank
Plan: to move federal funds from the National Bank TO State Banks. (Pet & Wildcat )
Sec. of Treasury McLane: refused & is fired; Jackson hires William Duane but has to fire him too.
Roger Taney- is hires b/c he agrees to do what Jackson wants.
Public funds no longer deposited in Bank of U.S.
Pet Banks (Girard Bank of Philadelphia ) by banks.
Banks: make unsecure loans & print too much currency (PANIC)

12. Pair Share- How did Jackson respond
Pair Share- How did Jackson respond? Do you agree OR disagree w/ his actions? If not, what would you have done?
Video Andrew Jackson

14. Indian Policy Video
Indian Removal Act Advocated the humane treatment & removal of Northwest and Southern Indian tribes, offer land west of the Mississippi.
Black Hawk War May–August 1832
Second Seminole War to 1842
Second Creek War May–July 1836
Debate: Do US Citizens OR the Native Americans have the rights to the land.
Worcester v. Georgia: the court ruled that the Indians were entitled to their lands NOT Georgia.
Trail of Tears (1837) Thousands (4) of Indians die on their way out West. Song

15. Controversial Policies
Texas
Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821.
To encourage settlement, authorities allowed immigration from the US. ( ,000) 
Texas forces fought & won the Revolution in 1835–36 against Santa Anna.
The Republic of Texas applied to become a State but was denied by Jackson b/c it would upset the balance of power.
Specie Circular
Executive order that required buyers of government lands to pay in gold or silver coins.
Result- demand for specie, many banks could not exchange
Caused the Panic of 1837 which threw the national economy into a deep depression.
Damage was blamed on Martin Van Buren, who took office in 1837

16. Jackson’s Legacy Rise of the “Common Man”. (Voting Rights)
Power to the President
Union over States Rt’s.
No More National Bank
Indian Removal
Fire Opposition, Hire Friends
Specie Circular (crisis)

17. Election of 1836 Democratic Party-
Martin Van Buren- president
Richard M. Johnson- vice-president.
The Whigs unable to select 1 candidate named several.
Strong local support
Hope to throw the election into the House of Representatives.

18. Next Elections Election of 1836 Video Election of 1840 Video
Martin Van Buren Wins for the Democrats (prosperity)
Panic of 1837 (Banks & Businesses fail)
William Henry Harrison Wins for the Whigs (1 month)
John Tyler fills in after death & dictates like a Democrat