Chapter 12

The Age of Jackson

Let’s Review… Presidents…

1. George Washington

2. John Adams

3. Thomas Jefferson

4. James Madison

5. James Monroe

Election of 1824 Who ran…

John Quincy Adams – Democratic-Republican William Crawford Henry Clay Andrew Jackson – Democratic-Republican

Who won… Jackson won popular votes BUT Jackson had the most electoral votes, but he didn’t

have enough…

Corrupt Bargain Jackson had the most electoral votes and won

the popular vote, but because so many people ran, no one candidate had at least half +1 electoral votes. What happens then?

House of Representatives decides election

Election of 1824 Results

Corrupt Bargain (conclusion) Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, influenced

the House members, so they voted for Adams

Henry Clay is then appointed as Secretary of State by President Adams…

Election of 1824 – 6th President John Quincy Adams becomes the 6th

President of the United States He was a Democratic- Republican John Adam’s son

he was disliked by most like his father

Election of 1828 Jackson claimed to represent the “common

man” Jackson felt a connection with normal, everyday

common people JQ Adams felt a connection with the wealthy,

privileged people

Jackson & Adams were both Democratic-Republicans BUT they represented different groups of people.

Split Party Since Adams and Jackson represented

different groups of people, the party split. Adams’ supporters became known as

Republicans Jackson’s supporters became known as

Democrats

Election of 1828 – Andrew Jackson

Jackson promised to look out for the interests of the common people.

The idea of spreading political power to all the people and ensuring majority rule became known as Jacksonian democracy. Jackson began giving jobs to his supporters

and friends – he backed the majority

Election of 1828 Andrew Jackson won the election of 1828 to become

the 7th President Jackson’s humble background and

reputation as a war hero helped make him President.

He was the first President who wasn’t from a rich Mass. or Virginia family.

Thousands of people came to Jackson’s inauguration, this showed Jackson’s popularity.

Spoils System Jackson began his Presidency by replacing

many government jobs & officials with his supporters and friends. (ordinary citizens)

The spoils system became known as the practice of giving government jobs to political supporters.

Indians in America

Indians in America Since 1600, white settlers had pushed Native

Americans westward as they took more and more of their land.

By the 1820s, about 100,000 Native Americans remained east of the Mississippi River.

Andrew Jackson had long supported a policy of moving Native Americans west of the Mississippi River

Indian Removal Act Jackson believed the government had the

right to regulate where Native Americans could live.

Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act This required Native

Americans to move west.

Map of Indian Removal Act

Mississippi River

Indian Territory As whites invaded Indian homelands, many

Native Americans began signing treaties exchanging their land for land in the West.

Worcester v. Georgia – supreme court decision that forced Indians to move west.

Indian Territory – Parts of Oklahoma Native American Indians were forced to move to by Andrew Jackson and the Supreme Court.

Map of Indian Removal Act

Indian Territory

Trail of Tears Many Cherokees refused to move West.

Jackson made soldiers force Cherokees into camps and made them set out on a long, hard journey to Indian Territory. ¼ of the Indians on the journey died.

Trail of Tears – The journey of Cherokee Indians being forced off their homeland to Indian Territory

Trail of Tears

People with racial hatred in their hearts in power always think Law and Justice is on their side.

President Andrew Jackson did not have the law on his side when he marched 4,000 Cherokee to their deaths on the Trail of Tears.

 "JOHN MARSHALL HAS MADE HIS LAW NOW LET HIM ENFORCE IT", Andrew Jackson to the Supreme Court when ordered to leave the Cherokee alone.

Was Jackson right?

Jackson and the Indians

Andrew Jackson had the greatest impact on the Indians of all Presidents before

and after him

Tariffs Many lands had been acquired by time Andrew

Jackson became President. Tariffs – taxes on imported goods – became an

issue Revenue tariff – used to raise money, like sales

tax. These taxes are usually low. Protective tariff – to persuade people to buy goods

in their own country instead of purchasing foreign-made products. These are high taxes that protect American companies.

Protective tariff vs. no tariff$2.50 to produce

in Britain$1.00 profit

+ = $3.50 Tariff 40%+ =

$4.90

$3.00 to produce in the U.S.

$1.00 profit

+ = $4.00 =$4.00

Cheaper for products made in the U.S. – encourages people to buy American products

Tariffs Northerners supported high tariffs because

the American manufacturers sell their products at a lower price than imported goods. Factories & manufacturers were in the North

The South did not support high tariffs because its economy depended on foreign trade. They needed foreign products

Tariff of Abominations Tariff of Abominations – a law passed that

raised the tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods. Southerners were outraged They had to sell their cotton at low prices

The state of South Carolina threatened to secede, or leave the Union (United States), because of the Tariff of Abominations. They were upset – bad for the economy

Doctrine of Nullification John Calhoun did not want S. Carolina to leave

the Union so he passed the Doctrine of Nullification - This said a state had a right to nullify, or

reject, a federal law that it considers unconstitutional

Calhoun believed Congress had no right to pass a tariff that helped only 1 section of the country

Secession Secession – withdrawal from the Union South Carolina threatened to withdraw

(or leave) the United States of America if the federal government tried to collect the tariffs.

WHY? S. Carolina believed the tariffs were too high.

Civil War Avoided? Jackson– responded to S.C.’s threat by asking

Congress for permission to collect the tariff’s by force (using the Army).

Jackson also supported a new bill to lower the tariffs; it was a compromise to end the stalemate with South Carolina.

South Carolina tried to get other states to support its position, but none did; the crisis subsided.

The Civil War almost started in 1833, instead of 1860

Second Bank of the U.S. Founded in 1816, the Second Bank of the

U.S. was opposed by Jackson (he called the bank, “The Monster”.) He vetoed a bill set to renew the charter of the bank in 1832, and Congress could not get the needed votes to override it.

Congress wanted the Bank’s Charter to continue, but Jackson despised it; he used the battle to get reelected in 1832 as Jackson was very popular.

Interpret this cartoon

Which of the following best

describes the artist’s attitude about

Jackson?

A. Jackson should be King.

B. Jackson is a strong leader.

C. Jackson has vetoed too many bills.

D. Jackson is behaving more like a king than an elected leader.

Election of 1836 Jackson served 2 terms – was very popular Jackson’s vice-president, Martin Van

Buren became the 8th President of the U.S. A few months after Van Buren

took office a panic (fear) about the economy spread.

Panic of 1837 - a widespread fear about the state of the economy

Depression People took their paper money to the banks

and demand gold or silver. The banks could not pay the people The banks went bankrupt. Depression – severe economic slump Van Buren’s Presidency marked by

depression; was not marked with man advances or achievements.

President Review1. George Washington2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson4. James Madison5. James Monroe6. John Quincy Adams7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren

Election of 1840 Henry Clay and Daniel Webster argued that the

government needed to help the economy Van Buren disagreed – would not help Many Americans blamed Martin Van Buren for the

Panic

Clay, Webster, and Jackson opponents formed the Whig Party for the election of 1840

Election of 1840 The Whig Party was named after a British

Party & they did not support A. Jackson The Whigs opposed all the power the

chief executive (the President) has The Whigs chose William Henry

Harrison for President and John Tyler for Vice President Harrison was a war hero

Harrison dies in office William Henry Harrison became the 9th

President of the United States Died of pneumonia one month after being

inaugurated John Tyler, Harrison’s Vice President,

took Harrison’s place after he died – becoming the 10th President of the United States.

Let’s Review… Presidents…1. George Washington2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson4. James Madison5. James Monroe6. John Quincy Adams7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren9. William Henry Harrison10. John Tyler