The Election of 1824 – The CandidatesThe Election of 1824 – The Candidates

• TennesseeTennessee• Supported Supported

by the by the WestWest

• Military Military herohero

Andrew JacksonAndrew JacksonWilliam CrawfordWilliam Crawford

• GeorgiaGeorgia• Supported Supported

by the Southby the South• Madison and Madison and

Monroe’s Monroe’s Sec. of Sec. of TreasuryTreasury

John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams• MassachusettsMassachusetts• Supported by Supported by

New EnglandNew England• Monroe’s Sec. Monroe’s Sec.

of Stateof State• Son of John Son of John

AdamsAdams

Henry ClayHenry Clay• KentuckyKentucky• Supported by Supported by

the Westthe West• ““The Great The Great

Compromiser”Compromiser”

A candidate required 131 electors to win the majority & automatically win the presidency A candidate required 131 electors to win the majority & automatically win the presidency

Many in the government believed it was a “Many in the government believed it was a “corrupt bargaincorrupt bargain””Many in the government believed it was a “Many in the government believed it was a “corrupt bargaincorrupt bargain””

Jackson believed the election was stolen Jackson believed the election was stolen & the accusation haunted John Quincy Adams’ presidency

Jackson believed the election was stolen Jackson believed the election was stolen & the accusation haunted John Quincy Adams’ presidency

John Quincy AdamsHenry Clay

Henry Clay was Speaker of Henry Clay was Speaker of the House of the House of

RepresentativesRepresentatives

Henry Clay was Speaker of Henry Clay was Speaker of the House of the House of

RepresentativesRepresentatives

After all the votes are tallied, After all the votes are tallied, John Q. Adams won vote, John Q. Adams won vote,

won presidency & appointed won presidency & appointed Henry Clay as Sect. of StateHenry Clay as Sect. of State

After all the votes are tallied, After all the votes are tallied, John Q. Adams won vote, John Q. Adams won vote,

won presidency & appointed won presidency & appointed Henry Clay as Sect. of StateHenry Clay as Sect. of State

““American System” Under AdamsAmerican System” Under Adams

Adams had many plans for his presidencyAdams had many plans for his presidency

Ideas like roads, canals, aid education & science, regulate natural resourcesIdeas like roads, canals, aid education & science, regulate natural resources

All of his plans were defeated in Congress, led by Jackson supporters

All of his plans were defeated in Congress, led by Jackson supporters

Rise of the DemocratsRise of the Democrats• Supported JacksonSupported Jackson

• Mistrust strong federal Mistrust strong federal governmentgovernment– Against rule of wealthyAgainst rule of wealthy

• Favor states’ rightsFavor states’ rights

• Claimed to represent the Claimed to represent the “common man”“common man”

• IndividualistsIndividualists– Frontier Frontier pioneerspioneers– Laborers from big citiesLaborers from big cities– Promoted majority rulePromoted majority rule

National Republicans EmergeNational Republicans Emerge• National RepublicansNational Republicans– Supported AdamsSupported Adams

• Strong federal govt.Strong federal govt.

• Supported federal Supported federal programsprograms– Internal ImprovementsInternal Improvements– Road buildingRoad building– Second Bank of the U.S.Second Bank of the U.S.

• Merchants & farmersMerchants & farmers

• Jackson called them Jackson called them privileged, wealthy eliteprivileged, wealthy elite

Election of 1828Election of 1828 “Common Man” Comes Out to Vote“Common Man” Comes Out to Vote

• Suffrage – right to voteSuffrage – right to vote

• Jacksonian Democracy – Jacksonian Democracy – spread political power to spread political power to all of the people and all of the people and ensured majority ruleensured majority rule

• 18281828, , 22 of 24 22 of 24 states states changed constitutionschanged constitutions– States allowed people to States allowed people to

choose presidential choose presidential electorselectors

– Not state legislaturesNot state legislatures

Voting Requirements in Early 19Voting Requirements in Early 19thth Century Century

Jackson as a Man of the People• Humble beginningsHumble beginnings• First president not from Virginia or Mass. First president not from Virginia or Mass.

aristocracyaristocracy• First president First president from the westfrom the west

• Personified Western Personified Western individualism individualism

• War of 1812 HeroWar of 1812 Hero

• Called “Called “Old HickoryOld Hickory””

• Jackson’s wife died shortly after his victory

• 1st President whose inauguration took place in public– Not just Congress

• Jackson opened the White House for people to come meet the President of the U.S.

• Party @ the White House

• Crowd was rowdy– Broke china, glasses– Jackson had to sneak out a

window

Jackson was angered with Jackson was angered with government corruptiongovernment corruption

Vowed to Vowed to “purify the departments” & “reform the governmentreform the government”

Jackson felt ordinary citizens could handle government jobs & replaced

many officials with his supporters

Critics Critics saw this as the emergence of a tyrant, & they called him “King Andrew I”called him “King Andrew I”

Technically, Jackson removed only 919 of 10,093 employees on the federal payroll

True showing of how Jackson spoke freely without reservation of criticsJackson spoke freely without reservation of critics