Jackson Years

Election of 1824• Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay and

John Quincy Adams run for Presidency

• Jackson received the most popular votes, but not a majority of electoral votes

• The House of Representatives must decide the next President

• Clay convinced them to vote for Adams

• Adams became the 6th President• Adams appointed Clay his

Secretary of State

Election of 1828

• New political party formed• Called the Democratic Party• Organized by Martin Van Buren

• Jackson Won• Jackson began Patronage with the “SPOILS SYSTEM” in

which he gave jobs to his supporters and family• Jackson dealt with the “Indian Problem” • Indian Removal Act of 1830– Removed Indians to western lands despite Supreme Court’s

ruling that it was unconstitutional– TRAIL OF TEARS – Native Americans forced on an 800-mile

journey that began in Georgia and ended in Oklahoma

Conflict in the Jackson• Protective Tariff raised in

1828 (before Jackson)• South (John C. Calhoun)

called it the “Tariff of Abominations”

• South forced to buy Northern goods rather than cheaper ones from Europe

• John C. Calhoun felt that states had the right to nullify a law within their borders

• South Carolina threatened to secede

• Congress Passes the Force Bill

• Allowed the government to use the army and navy against South Carolina

• South Carolina kept the tariff but nullified the Force Bill

Jackson and the Bank

• Jackson waged war on, and defeated, the bank

• The Whig Party was formed – they disapproved of Jackson’s Actions

• Many believed Jackson had abused his powers as president