Jeffersonian & Jacksonian Democracy Comparison Questions Jeffersonian Democracy Jacksonian Democracy Political To what extent was universal white manhood suffrage achieved? Believed property requirement was a test of character that man of initiative should be able to meet Property requirements for voting had been eliminated Which citizens were considered eligible for office holding? Believed the educated elite should rule, although he proposed education for all to prepare poorer individuals for public office Believed all men were qualified to hold office and that political positions should be rotated How were candidates for president chosen? Candidates were chosen by caucuses of political leaders Nominating conventions were introduced during Jackson’s time Economic In what way did Jackson expand the concepts of the “chosen class”? Yeoman farmer as the “chosen class” Jackson included planters, farmers, laborers, and mechanics in “chosen class” How did each man view industrialization? Originally feared the consequences of industrialization Accepted industry as essential to American economy How did the Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge decision affect the access to corporate charters prevalent in Jefferson’s time? In J’s time corporate charters were granted to favorites of state legislators & often implied monopoly rights to a business Roger Taney, Jackson’s appointee as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, ruled in Charles River Bridge decision that corporate charters should be available to all who chose to risk starting a business What was each man’s attitude toward the Bank of the United States? Both disapproved – originally at least, disagreed with a loose interpretation of the elastic clause Jackson saw Bank as a monopoly of the rich Social What was each man’s attitude toward slavery? Owned slaves, saw slavery as an evil that time would eradicate Owned slaves, but seemed little interested in abolition What was each man’s attitude toward equality for women & American Indians Neither man saw women or American Indians as equals Had a particularly negative attitude toward Native Americans How did each man view education? An educated man himself, believed education was necessary for office-holding and for preparing citizens for participation in a democracy Had little education & believed education was relatively unimportant How did each hope to remove obstacles to upward social mobility? Education & ambition were keys to success; however, he was never able to build support for his proposed system of public education Ended the Bank & with it, control over credit, CRB decision opened opportunities for individuals to get corporate charters & thus rise on both economic and social ladders. Jackson, a self-made man, believed his economic progress had accounted for his own upward social mobility & others could follow his example Religious To what extent was separation of church and state accomplished in each period? Most state constitutions had eliminated established churches after the Revolution; Massachusetts, the last state to maintain an established church, ended the practice in 1834 War of 1812 Dates 1812-1814 President James Madison Causes Impressment of sailors Freedom of the seas threatened. U.S. hoped to gain Canada from England War Hawks’ Pressure Important Military Events England burned Washington Plattsburg battle Battle of the Thames Siege of Baltimore New Orleans Treaty Ghent Terms No resolution of original disputes No territory gained for either side Importance War promoted American nationalism and patriotism Crushed Indian resistance in South and West Federalist Party died Industrialization began in New England Era of Good Feelings began You should be able to: Explain Jefferson’s “Revolution of 1800” and discuss his goals as president Explain the causes of the War of 1812 Understand the outcomes of the War of 1812 and the development of American nationalism Describe the development of the American national economy Explain how the decisions of the Marshall Court reinforced nationalism Describe and explain the growth of the “new Democracy” that occurred in the wake of the War of 1812 Discuss the ways in which the “rise of the common man” led to the development of mass politics Describe the “winners and loser” (including Native Americans) in the Jacksonian age
