MARKET REVOLUTION
Presidents 6 -10
Increased sectionalism
Westward
Expansion
Protective
Tariff
Slavery
What do John Q. and George W. have in common?
Among other things,
John Quincy Adams
was the first
president to…
…wear pants
…have his
photograph taken
CREDENTIALS
Diplomat
Senator
Secretary of State
“CORRUPT BARGAIN”
The President of the
Common Man
WHY?
Born on the frontier
Orphan by 14
Educated through a law apprenticeship
Self made wealth – horses and plantation farming
Yes…a slave owner
Jacksonian Democracy
Term used to describe the political philosophy of Andrew Jackson and his supporters
Principles of Jacksonian
Democracy
1) Expanded suffrage (voting rights) all white males/ land owning restrictions removed
2) Believed it was America’s God given right to expand territory
3) Patronage – “Spoils System” supporters rewarded with government jobs
4)Laissez Faire Economics – no government intervention in business
5) state’s rights vs. strong national government
Jackson: A
Paradox
Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the
guardians of the United States Constitution,
political democracy, individual liberty, and
equality of economic opportunity.
To what extent is this an accurate view of Andrew
Jackson's two terms of office?
Indian Removal
Cherokee Resistance
Worcester v Georgia
Statistics:
t 15,000
people
t 1,000 miles
t 1 in 4 died
Bank War
First National Bank
Charter up for renewal: Henry Clay/Daniel
Webster/Nicholas Biddle
“ The bank is trying to kill me, but I
will kill it”
Nullification Crisis
Tariff of 1828
States’ rights
secession
Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the
guardians of the United States Constitution,
political democracy, individual liberty, and
equality of economic opportunity.
To what extent is this an accurate view of Andrew
Jackson's two terms of office?
I.
Jacksonian Democrats and the Constitution
A.
B.
Nullification Crisis
State’s rights/Force Bill
Worcester v. Georgia
C.
Bank veto
II.
Political Democracy
A.
Expansion of suffrage/Universal Male
suffrage
B.
Spoils system
C.
Elections of 1824 & 1828
D.
Formation of the Whig party
III. Individual Liberty
A.
President of the Common Man
B.
Indian Removal
C.
Growth of slavery
D. Public v. private liberty: (Democrats v.
Whigs)
IV. Equality of Economic Opportunity
A.
Bank veto/establishment of pet banks
B.
Specie circular
C.
Bank veto
Introductory paragraph:
Thesis
Elaborate:
Jacksonian Democracy
President of the Common Man
Revolution of 1828/ contrast to Adams
Newspaper journalist John Sullivan coined
the phrase:
Manifest Destiny
He claimed it was the nations' “________________
to overspread and to possess the whole of the
continent which Providence has given us for the
development of the great experiment of liberty and
federated self self-government entrusted to us”
In the 1840s, Americans believed that no
other nation should be allowed to keep the
United States from fulfilling its destiny.