The Age of Andrew Jackson 1824-1837
Part 1: Jacksonian Democracy
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European visitors to the U.S. like Alex de Tocqueville in the
1830s were amazed by the informal manners and democratic
attitudes of Americans
The hero of the age was the “_______________________ man”
The idea of spreading political power to all ______________ and
having _________________ rule became known as Jacksonian
Democracy.
New Democracy
-JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY
 People should be ________________________ as little possible
-JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
 Whatever governing needed to be done, it should be done by
the _________________________ man. “Government by the
majority of people (Majority Rule) instead of a government run
by the upper class was introduced during Jackson’s Presidency.
 “All men are created _________” –Declaration of Independence
Jackson the Man
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Born March 15, 1767, on North Carolina/South Carolina border
Orphaned at 13, self-educated and no formal education. Killed a
man in a _________________________.
Lawyer, Judge, senator, military general and finally President
Defeated the _____________________ at Horseshoe Bend, the
__________________ at New Orleans, took ______________
and claimed it for the US in 1819. Loved by his soldiers called
him “Old __________________________________”
Many considered him dangerous. They viewed him as a
potential “American _______________________________ “
Election of 1824
What three men ran for President in 1824?
Adams vs Jackson
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________________________ won the popular vote, but did not
win the 131 electoral votes to win the electoral vote and the
election.
The election would be decided in the House of
___________________________________.
If you had 100
voters, how
many votes
would make a
majority?
The Corrupt Bargain
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___________________ gives his support to John Q. Adams and
the House of Representatives chooses ___________________
as the President.
Two weeks later, Adams appoints Henry Clay as his
_______________________ of _______________________….
Jackson cries out corruption and calls this the
“__________________________________ Bargain.”
Jackson promises he would run again for the Presidency in 1828
and would smash Adams.
John Quincy
Adams
supposedly
promised Henry
Clay what if
Adams became
President?
John Quincy Adams
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John Quincy Adams was born into wealth and privilege as the
son of _____________________________ John Adams.
During the Revolution and early Republic he served his country
as a young man if various European countries as an American
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College educated, he was extremely intelligent and served as a
professor at _____________________________ University.
Served as Sec. of State and negotiated many treaties including
the Adams-Onis Treaty.
Read constantly and in many languages. Kept a diary for almost
70 years that comprise ______________________ volumes.
So who won
the election of
1824?
John Quincy Adams
POSTIVES
• One of the ablest men, hardest workers, and finest
_______________________________ ever in the White House.
• Tried to promote not only manufacturing and agriculture, but
also the arts, literature, and science.
• Paid down the national ____________ and continued the
“American System” of internal __________________________.
NEGATIVES
• He was not a “_________________ Man” and like his father
distrusted what he called “______________________ Rule”
– Most found him cold and tactless.
– Could not build any popular support for his programs.
After the election of 1824 the Democratic-Republican party split in to
two new parties.
__________________________
NATIONAL ____________________
1. Jackson
1. Adams and Clay
2. Believed in state’s rights and
2. Strong national govt.
federal restraint in economic
3. Favored business, tariffs,
and social affairs.
internal improvements, industry,
3. Favored the liberty of the
public schools and moral reforms
individual and was against
such as prohibition of liquor
the power of the privileged
and abolition of slavery.
(rich) in the government.
4. Best/privileged run the govt.
Protected the “common man.”
Which party had
the support of
the Common
Man?
The election of 1828
REMATCH! ______________ VS _________________
The issues
• End ___________________________ in Washington.
• Reform and eliminate the National __________________
• The “_______________” vs. the “______________________”
• Rachel Jackson vs “His Fraudulency”
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One of the worst elections in US History for its
“_____________________________.”
As a result of this, Jackson’s wife _______________________,
died of a heart attack just before he became President…He
blamed Adams and Clay and never forgave them…..
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Why such a difference between the election of 1824 and 1828?
Population shifts to __________________________ States and
South which gives the Common Man more political power
More men voting in 1828----why?
• ______________________ restrictions and education dropped.
• Jackson appealed to common man because he was one.
King Mob
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Jackson’s Inaugural was a victory for the Common Man.
Thousands of commoners came to Washington, D.C. to see
Jackson inaugurated and there was a ____________________ at
the White House!
Lafayette Returns!
From July 1824 to September 1825, the last surviving French General of
the Revolutionary War, the Marquis de Lafayette, made a famous tour
of the 24 states in the United States. At stops on this tour he was
received by the thousands of people with a hero's welcome, and many
honors and monuments were presented to commemorate and
memorialize the Marquis de ______________________________ visit.
Rise of the Common Man
and The New Democracy
Who won the
election of
1828?
Part 2: Andrew Jackson as President
1828-1836
 Jackson’s two terms in office were tough! Secession, depression,
and even a good old fashion scandal met “Old Hickory” in the
____________________________ House.
The “Spoils” System
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When Jackson took office, he fired many government workers
and replaced them with ________________________.
“To the _____________________ goes the _____________________”
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Many of Jackson’s enemies saw this as a corrupt practice.
The Tariff of Abominations
Tariff of __________________  on iron goods and more expensive
woolen and cotton imports.
Tariff of __________________  higher tariffs on imported raw
materials [like wool & hemp].
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Both of these tariffs were passed by President Adams before
Jackson, but Jackson supported them as a way for the federal
government to make ___________________________.
 The South was adamantly ______________________ it! The
called it a “Tariff of _____________________________!”
This caused goods in the south to rise in _______
The Nullification Crisis
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South Carolina was especially upset by the _________________.
The Vice-President John C. _____________________________
was from S.C. and he proposed that states had the right to
__________________________ federal laws that the states
believed were unconstitutional.
Many in S.C. and around the country believed this would lead to
_________________________ War.
Jackson would have none of it. He ____________________ the
idea of nullification and told S.C they must follow
___________________________________ law.
The Webster-Hayne Debate over Nullification
The debate was waged on the floor of congress and in the newspapers.
South Carolina threatened to _________________________ the union.
Daniel Webster answered that threat with this famous line:
Jackson threatened to ___________________ the first nullifier he could
get his hands on. He would keep S.C. in the Union by force if necessary
Define Nullify:
Define Secede:
1832 Tariff Compromise
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Henry ______________________ came up with a lower tariff
____________________ and war was avoided. Jackson ran for
re-election, without Calhoun. The men were now bitter enemies
The Cherokee Nation After 1820
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The Cherokee Nation had adapted “__________ ways” by 1820.
Sequoya had developed a written language for the Cherokee
tongue, they had a Cherokee constitution, and had fought for
the U.S. many times.
But they were still Native Americans and whites wanted their
_______________. There had also been __________________
discovered there in 1828 which increased the pressure to move
the Cherokee west of the Mississippi along with other eastern
tribes.
Indian Removal
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Jackson’s believed that the only way to “_______________” the
Indian was to move him away from whites. In 1830 the Indian
____________________________ Act was passed. It ordered all
tribes to be moved west of the __________________________.
The Cherokee sued and twice won ________________________ Court
cases to keep their land.
 Cherokee Nation v. GA (1831)
 Worcester v. GA (1832)
Jackson was unimpressed:
“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him _____________ it!”
Trail of Tears (1830-1839)
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The Cherokee and other tribes were forced from their homes,
put in wagons, and forced to march hundreds of miles in the
winter. Thousands died in this truly ugly incident in American
History known as the _________________ of ______________.
Opposition to the 2nd Bank of the United States
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Jackson did not trust the 2nd _________________________ of
the United States. He felt that it benefited the
_________________________ and was corrupt. He also hated
the President of the Bank, Nicholas ______________________
When Biddle asked for Congress to renew the Bank in 1832,
Jackson declared “_________________” on the bank. He
_________________________ its renewal and withdrew federal
deposits from it and placed them into to smaller state banks.
Biddle in retaliation brought the economy to a standstill by
refusing to ____________________________ money.
Jackson had yet another bitter enemy. He seems to have a lot of
those!
Did Jackson
believe the Bank
benefited the
Common Man?
The Bank & the 1832 Election
Jackson saw Biddle’s pushing forward a bill to renew the Bank’s
____________________ earlier as an attempt to block his re-election!
 Biddle & his associates preferred Henry Clay.
 Jackson refused to sign the bill to re-charter.
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The Bank was the hot issue in the election of _______________.
Jackson won the election because the common people once
again sided with him.
By ___________________________ the bank went bankrupt!
What did
Jackson say
about the Bank?
The Age of Jackson Part 3
1836 Presidential election
After 2 terms in office as President, Andrew Jackson chose Martin Van
_____________________________ to succeed him.
Van Buren won the election of _____________________. He defeated a
new party in the election. The _______________________ party.
The Whig Party
• The Whig party was founded by Henry Clay, Daniel Webster,
and former War of 1812 General William Henry Harrison.
• The party was basically an Anti-_____________________ party,
Anti-Democrat party.
• The name comes from the American Revolution. A Whig was
someone who opposed the British and thus opposed
____________________________.
Whigs:
• Less concerned about the widening gap between rich and poor.
• Strong national govt. to coordinate the expanding economy was
critical.
• ___________________________ Indian removal.
• Favored ________________________________.
• ____________________________________ a National Bank.
Democrats
• Felt the widening gap between rich and poor was alarming.
• Believed that bankers, merchants, and speculators were
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• Govt. should have a hands-off approach to the economy to
allow the little guy a chance to prosper.
• For Indian removal.
• ____________________________________ tariffs.
• _______________________________‘ rights.
• _________________________________ the National Bank.
The Panic of 1837!
Jackson had removed Federal Money from the Bank of the United
States.
Jackson had placed the money in _______________________ banks
which his enemies called “____________________ Banks”
All paper money was supposed to be backed up by gold and silver, but
the state banks issued more paper money than they could cover with
gold or silver.
In addition right before he left office Jackson issued an Executive Order
that stated all Federal land must be purchased with gold or silver.
People started cashing in their paper money for gold and silver and the
banks simply ran out.
A ____________________ ensued and the banks went out of business.
Define Financial
Panic:
Election of 1840
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President Van Buran took the blame for the ________________
disaster even though it actually started when Jackson was
President.
Because of this the Whig party made huge strides and became
popular. They ran William Henry _______________________,
the hero of The Battle of Tippecanoe where he defeated the
Indian Tecumseh.
John Tyler was his running mate and the Whigs adopted the
very popular slogan “_________________________________
and Tyler too”
Who won the
election of
1840?