 Prior
to the cotton gin, it took one
person 10 hours to remove one pound
of lint from the seeds
 Post-cotton gin, 50 pounds of cotton
could be produced in a day
 How the cotton gin works...
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Election of 1824:
› Ends the “Era of Good Feelings”
› Divisive presidential election
› 4 candidates from the Dem.-Rep. party
 John Q. Adams, Henry Clay, William
Crawford, Andrew Jackson
› Jackson won popular vote, BUT lacked a
majority electoral vote required by
Constitution
› HOR votes for President  Clay throws
votes to John Q. Adams  Adams wins,
appoints Clay Secretary of State
 Jackson’s
supporters felt the
decision was foiled
by secret political
maneuvers
 Called the action a
“corrupt bargain”
 Bitter rivalry grows
between Clay and
This drawing, published in the 1830s during the
Jackson
debates over the future of the Second Bank of
the United States, shows Clay sewing up
Jackson’s mouth.



Alienated Jackson’s followers by supporting
American System:
› Funded internal improvements
› Aid to manufacturing
› Support Second National Bank
› 1828: New tariff law  further isolated
southerners  southerners called it the “tariff
of abominations”
Jacksonians viewed these measures as a waste
of money & violations to the Constitution
Jackson started comeback campaign for the
White House!
 John
Q. Adams vs. Andrew Jackson
 New techniques of campaigning
emerged:
› Parades, rallies, picnics,
BBQs, “mudslinging”
 RESULT: Jackson (“Old Hickory”)
wins!
 Second Political Party System
emerged:
1. National Republican’s (Whigs)
2. Jacksonian-Democrats
National
Republicans
(Whigs)
Leaders
Jacksonian-Democrats
(Democrats)
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Issues
Supported
American System
- National bank
- Federally funded
improvements
- Protective tariffs
Local rule
Limited government
Free trade
Opportunity for white
males
Major
Concerns
Crime associated
with immigrants
Monopolies
National Bank
High tariffs
High land prices
Supporters
North:
Middle/upper class,
Urban professionals,
Protestants
South & West: Slave
owners, small farmers,
urban workers, nonProtestants
 How
does this
cartoon portray
Jackson?
 12 Vetoes
 “Kitchen Cabinet”
 Spoils System
› replaced hundreds
of government
officials
› Party loyalists
rewarded
 How
do these
cartoons represent
Jackson’s
presidency?
 The
Second National Bank provoked
sectionalism
 Southern opposition b/c the national bank
controlled state banking
 Jacksonian-Democrats viewed the bank as
corrupt, dangerous, & favoring the wealthy
 1832: Jackson vetoed bill to renew bank’s
charter  abolishes the National Bank
 Opponents (Whigs- Henry Clay) try to use
this against him  fail  Jackson wins1832
election
 Jackson
sympathized with land-hungry
citizens & wanted to resettle Native
Americans west of the Miss. River
 1830: Indian Removal Act signed
 1836: Bureau of Indian Affairs created to
assist the resettled tribes
 Cherokee in Georgia challenged (see
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia and
Worcester v. Georgia)
 Jackson sided with states  Supreme
Court powerless to enforce its decision
 1838:
U.S. Army forced Cherokee west
along the Trail of Tears
 “We
wish to remain on the land of
our fathers. We have a perfect
and original right to remain
without interruption.”
- Cherokee public appeal, 1830

What does this quote reveal
about Cherokee opinions of
possession of the land?
 “The
consequences of a speedy removal
will be important…It will separate the
Indians from immediate contact with
settlements of whites…and perhaps cause
them…to cast off their savage habits and
become an interesting, civilized, and
Christian community.”
- Andrew Jackson, 1830
 What
does this quote reveal about
Jackson’s attitude toward Native
Americans?
 South
opposed Tariff of 1828 and the S.C.
legislature called it unconstitutional
 Tariff of 1832- lower tariff was passed, but
SC was not satisfied  refused to collect
federal tariffs
 John C. Calhoun (South Carolina)
anonymously spelled out Doctrine of
Nullification—states could void any federal
law they deemed unconstitutional
 Congress lowered the tariff  S.C.
rescinded nullification
 Jackson's
Presidency
 Is the nickname, “The
Revolution of 1828”, proper for
the election of 1828? Explain.
 Is the title “Jacksonian
Democracy” fitting for this era?
Explain.
 How did the Nullification Crisis
foreshadow future events?
 Should Andrew Jackson be on
the $20 bill? Explain.