Essential Question:
Champion of
the
“Common Man”?
OR
“King”
Andrew?
Voting Requirements
in the Early 19c
Voter Turnout: 1820 - 1860
Why Increased Democratization?
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White male suffrage increased
Party nominating committees. (instead of
Congress choosing the candidates)
Further expansion of the public sphere
Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats,
etc.)
Two-party system returned in the 1832
election (aka 2nd Party System):
 Dem-Reps  Natl. Reps.(1828)  Whigs
(1832)  Republicans (1854)
 Democrats (1828)
Results of the 1824 Election
A
“Corrupt
Bargain?”
Opposition to John Quincy Adams
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Some believed he allowed too much
political control to be held by elites.
Some objected to his support of national
economic development on constitutional
grounds.
 Adams believed a strong, active central
government was necessary.
 A national university.
 An astronomical observatory.
 A naval academy.
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Many Americans saw Adams’ vision of a
might nation led by a strong president as a
threat to individual liberties.
Land & Indian Policies
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John Quincy Adams:
 His land policies gave westerners another
reason to dislike him.
 He attempted to curb speculation for
public lands  his opponent accused him of
denying their individual rights and
freedoms to expand westward!
 He supported the land rights of Native
Americans against white settlers.
The 1828 Election
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Jackson’s campaign was engineered by
Senator Martin Van Buren of NY
 He wanted to recreate the old
Jeffersonian coalition of:
 Northern farmers and artisans.
 Southern slave owners.
 Farmers with small land holdings.
 He created the Democratic Party from
the remains of Jefferson’s old party:
 Created a national committee that
oversaw local and state party units.
 Mass meetings, parades, picnics.
 A lot of political mudslinging on both sides.
Rachel Jackson
Final Divorce Decree
1828 Election Results
The New “Jackson Coalition”
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The Planter Elite in the South
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People on the Frontier
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Artisans [competition from factory
labor].
State Politicians  spoils system
 To the victor belong the spoils of
the enemy! [William Marcy of NY]
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Immigrants in the cities.
The Reign of “King Mob”
The “Peggy Eaton Affair”