AGE OF JACKSON

I. THE NATIONAL HEROBattle of New Orleans

British launch an attack on New Orleans, an important port at the mouth of Mississippi

Andrew Jackson leads an American force made up of mixed militia

Jackson was suffering from dysentery but he still commanded the fortification of the city

I. THE NATIONAL HEROThe Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812 The Battle of New Orleans took place weeks

after the treaty was signed.Under Jacksons command the militia force

soundly defeated the British British dead and wounded – around 2100 American dead and wounded – 8 killed 13 wounded

II. ELECTION OF 18244 men different candidates ran during the

1824 Presidential Election

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John Quincy Adams Son of John Adams the revolutionary and 2nd PresidentSupported by New EnglandersFrom Massachusetts

William CrawfordFrom GeorgiaSupported by the South

Henry ClayHe was from KentuckyHe was supported by the Western States

Andrew Jackson Was born in a log Cabin in Tennessee He was backed by the Westerners too

I. ELECTION OF 1824Jackson had won the popular voteJackson had won the electoral vote but not by a

majorityThe House of Representative would decide in this

case who would become PresidentJohn Quincy Adams was elected President by the

House of Representative Henry Clay persuades the members of the House

to vote for AdamsClay becomes Adams’ Secretary of StateThis is known as the Corrupt Bargan

Jackson and his followers form the Democratic Party

Jackson claimed to represent the common man

Jackson slandered Adams by saying he was a pimp for the

Czar of Russia

III. ELECTION OF 1828The election of 1828 pits John Quincy Adams

against Andrew Jackson Both were Democratic – RepublicansThe Party splits – one side supporting Adams

the other supporting JacksonAdams and his supporters

formed the National Republican Party

Adams was accused of representing the wealthy and

better educated

Adams slandered Jackson and accused him being married to a

harlot

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYJacksonian Democracy

Andrew Jackson creates a new form of Democracy –Spreading political power to all people – “Majority Rule”Jacksonian Democracy vs. Jeffersonian Democracy

Government by the peopleGovernment for the people by capable, well-educated

leadersDemocracy in social,

economic, and political lifeDemocracy in political life

Defender of the cause of the farmer and the laborer

in agricultural and industrial society

Defender of the cause of the farmer and supported a

mainly agrarian society

Limited government but a strong president

Limited government

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYThe Indian Removal Act

Jackson was an advocate of moving American Indians west of the Mississippi

Jackson’s Indian Policy Adopt white culture (assimilate) and become citizens Move west of the Mississippi River American Indians could not have their own governments

in within America’s boardersRequired Native Americans to sign treaties that

force them to give up their land and relocate in the west

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYTrail of Tears

The Cherokee Indians decide to fight the Removal Act and the state of Georgia using the court system.

They argued that they had adopted white cultureGeorgia could not force them to leaveGold had been discovered on their landThe Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of the CherokeeJackson ignores the Supreme Courts rulingJackson forces the Cherokee to move west at gun

point

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYTrail of Tears

The Cherokee were forced from their homes at gun point

They left all of their belongings

Marched in the cold of winter with no blankets

¼ died enroot to the Indian territory

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYRegional Differences – Sectionalism

Northeast SouthMid-west

Didn’t like the sale of public lands. The

cheap land attracted possible factory labor

Supported government spending

on internal improvements like the construction of roads

and canalsManufactures in the region supported

tariffs because they encouraged the people to buy

American goods

Opposed high tariffs because the South’s

economy depended on foreign trade

Opposed spending because the

government raised tariffs to pay for

Internal Improvements &

tariffs hurt the South

Supported because they helped move raw

materials and manufactured goods between the regions

Favored the sale of cheap land because it

encouraged settlement & growth

The sale of public

lands

Internal Improvements

High Tariffs

IV. ANDREW JACKSON’S PRESIDENCYJackson’s War on the Bank