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What is Suffrage?
What was the purpose of the
Temperance Movement?
What was the purpose of the
Abolitionist Movement?
Who was a main leader in Educational
Reform? What did he do?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyFhnZi
8eUA&feature=related
 Known
as the
“corrupt bargain”
 Top Candidates:
John Quincy
Adams and
Andrew Jackson
 Because no clear
majority- decision
went to House of
Representatives
 Henry
Clay (although out of the running)
decided to back Adams
 House of Representatives declare ADAMS
the winner
 Clay becomes Secretary of State
 JACKSON IS FURIOUS!
 Jackson begins to campaign
for the next election
immediately!
 Jackson’s
presidential campaigns caused
an increase in public participation in
politics:
-Campaign rallies were first introduced
-Mudslinging: Both sides accused the
other of wrong doing and these
accusations were turned into songs,
buttons, and posters
-Voting rights were expanded in the early1800s,
many working class men could now vote
-Andrew Jackson wins the
Presidential election in
1828-Jackson is seen as
“The People’s President”
-Was an orphan, had little
formal education, fought in
several duals, and was the
hero of the War of 1812
1.Jackson sought to strengthen the
executive branch and weaken Congress
2. Wanted UNIVERSAL MALE SUFFRAGE
expanded voting rights to men without
property too!
3. Spoils system: appointed people to
government jobs based on party loyalty
4. favored Manifest Destiny
5. Believed in Nullification
6. Opposed National Bank
How did Jackson’s
presidency lead to
greater participation by
the electorate?
 Believed
that the US was
superior to other nations
and people:
-Most had the same religion
(Protestant), language, and
culture
-Should expand (Manifest
Destiny) to
spread this belief
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfo_LnuDJ1c
Did you get it?
 Why
was Jackson seen as the “People’s
President”
 What
are some of the beliefs of Jacksonian
Democracy?
 What
is nationalism?
What do you think?
Do you think that Andrew Jackson was an
American Hero or an Infamous Villain?
Share your responses!