essential question what were the important events of andrew jackson’s presidency?
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Essential QuestionEssential Question
What were the important What were the important events of Andrew Jackson’s events of Andrew Jackson’s
presidency?presidency?
Jacksonian AmericaJacksonian America
Election of 1824Election of 1824
Four candidatesFour candidates
All RepublicansAll Republicans
““Favored sons” – Favored sons” – support from support from home stateshome states
1824 Election1824 Election
John Quincy John Quincy Adams Adams (MA)(MA)
William Crawford William Crawford (GA)(GA)
Henry Clay Henry Clay (KY)(KY)
Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (TN)(TN)
Election of 1824Election of 1824
Jackson won the Jackson won the popular votepopular vote
No majority in No majority in electoral collegeelectoral college
Election of 1824Election of 1824
Vote goes to Vote goes to House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives
Top 3Top 3
Speaker of the Speaker of the House Clay threw House Clay threw his vote to John his vote to John Quincy AdamsQuincy Adams
The Corrupt BargainThe Corrupt Bargain
Adams named Adams named Clay Secretary of Clay Secretary of StateState
Election of 1828Election of 1828
John Quincy John Quincy Adams Adams
Andrew Andrew JacksonJackson
Election of 1828Election of 1828
Victory for Andrew Victory for Andrew JacksonJackson
““Old Hickory”Old Hickory”
First president from First president from west of the west of the AppalachiansAppalachians
Jackson’s PopularityJackson’s Popularity
Viewed as the Viewed as the “People’s “People’s President”President”
Expansion of Voting RightsExpansion of Voting Rights
More men had the More men had the right to voteright to vote
Elimination of Elimination of property ownership property ownership as a qualification as a qualification for votingfor voting
Spoils SystemSpoils System
Giving people Giving people government jobs government jobs based on party based on party loyalty and supportloyalty and support
More ordinary More ordinary citizens in citizens in governmentgovernment
Laissez Faire EconomicsLaissez Faire Economics
Government should Government should not regulate not regulate businessesbusinesses
Against tariffs and Against tariffs and the national bankthe national bank
Native AmericansNative Americans
Goal to move all Goal to move all Indians to the Indians to the Great PlainsGreat Plains
1830 – Indian 1830 – Indian Removal Act Removal Act
Indian Removal ActIndian Removal Act
CherokeeCherokee
GeorgiaGeorgia
Hired lawyers, Hired lawyers, case went to the case went to the Supreme CourtSupreme Court
Worcester v. GeorgiaWorcester v. Georgia
Chief Justice John Chief Justice John Marshall ordered Marshall ordered the state to honor the state to honor Cherokee property Cherokee property rightsrights
Jackson refusedJackson refused
Trail of TearsTrail of Tears
Army marched Army marched Cherokee to Cherokee to OklahomaOklahoma
Over 4000 diedOver 4000 died
Trail of TearsTrail of Tears
National BankNational Bank
Jackson opposed Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the Second Bank of the United Statesthe United States
Vetoed Congress Vetoed Congress legislation to legislation to support itsupport it
WhigsWhigs
New political partyNew political party
Opposed Jackson Opposed Jackson and his policiesand his policies
Larger federal Larger federal government, more government, more development of development of industryindustry
Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren
Won the 1836 Won the 1836 electionelection
Panic of 1837 hit – Panic of 1837 hit – financial crisisfinancial crisis
Election of 1840Election of 1840
Whig – William Whig – William Henry Harrison Henry Harrison (midwest), John (midwest), John Tyler (southerner)Tyler (southerner)
Democrat – Van Democrat – Van BurenBuren
Election of 1840Election of 1840
““Tippecanoe and Tippecanoe and Tyler too”Tyler too”
Victory for Harrison Victory for Harrison and Tylerand Tyler
Change in PresidencyChange in Presidency
Inauguration Inauguration address – March 4, address – March 4, 18411841
Harrison caught Harrison caught pneumonia, diedpneumonia, died
Tyler became Tyler became presidentpresident