The Rise of a Mass Democracy
A.P. US History Notes Chapter 13
How did politics change by 1824?
How did these changes manifest themselves in the 1824 election?
What were the results of the election?
Evaluate the charges of a “corrupt bargain”:
Evaluate the presidency of John Q. Adams:
Personality:
Politics:
The American Plan:
Indian Policy:
What was the significance of the Election of 1828 to the new politics? How did the Democratic –
Republican Party split into 2 camps? How was the election conducted? What were the results? What
coalitions did the Democrats achieve?
Why was Jackson such a popular figure? How was Jackson’s inauguration an example of the mass
participation in politics or to his critics, the “reign of King Mob”?
What was the spoils system and how did it connect to the new politics? Why was it controversial?
How does the tariff issue reflect sectionalism in the U.S.?
How did the Jacksonites use the tariff issue in the Election of 1828?
What was the Southern reaction to the Tariff of 1828?
John C. Calhoun and The South Carolina Exposition:
How did the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 precipitate a crisis?
How did Henry Clay resolve the issue?
Jackson’s Indian Policy:
What was the controversy between the president and the Supreme Court over Indian relations?
Which tribe had accommodated to whites the most and to what extent?
What were the results of the Indian removal?
Jackson’s Bank War:
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the U.S.?
How did Henry Clay use the issue of the Bank to defeat Jackson?
How did the Bank War affect the Election of 1832?
How did Jackson continue the Bank War after the election?
What were the consequences of the Bank War?
The Election of 1832:
What were “novel features” of this election? What forces aligned to oppose Jackson?
How was Jackson’s presidency representative of the new era – the Age of the Common Man?
The Election of 1836:
What brought the Whigs into prominence as a party?
Who were the candidates and the results of the election?
Evaluate Martin Van Buren as president:
The Panic of 1837:
What caused the Panic of 1837?
What was the extent of the Panic?
How did the Whigs respond to the Panic?
What was Van Buren’s response/Why?
Gone to Texas:
Why did friction develop between Mexicans and Americans living in Texas?
What did Santa Anna do to fuel America opposition?
Why was Texas’ request to be annexed to the United States a source of great controversy?
The Election of 1840:
Why did the Whigs nominate William Henry Harrison?
Describe this campaign:
What is the legacy of the Election of 1840?
Compare and contrast the Whig and Democratic parties: