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Title: Chapter 13: The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy


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Chapter 13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy
  • 1824 1830

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First Known Painting of Jackson 1815
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Politics for the People
  • When the Federalists had dominated, democracy was
    not respected, but by the 1820s, it was widely
    appealing
  • Politicians now had to bend to appease and appeal
    to the masses
  • The popular ones were the ones who claimed to be
    born in log cabins and had humble backgrounds.

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  • Those who were aristocratic (too clean, too well
    dressed, too grammatical, to highly intellectual)
    were scorned
  • During the Jacksonian era, voter turnout rose
    dramatically, as clear political parties
    developed and new styles of politicking emerged

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  • Candidates increasingly used banners, badges,
    parades, barbecues, free drinks, and baby kissing
    in order to get the vote.

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The Adams-Clay Corrupt Bargaining
  • In the election of 1824, there were four towering
    candidates
  • Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
  • Henry Clay of Kentucky
  • William H. Crawford of Georgia
  • John Q. Adams of Mass

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William H. Crawford John Q. Adams
Henry Clay
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Election of 1824
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  • By the 12th Amendment, the top three Electoral
    vote getters would be voted upon in the House of
    Reps. and the majority (over 50) would be
    elected president

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  • The Election would come down to Andrew Jackson
    and John Quincy Adams. They both had the most
    electoral votes
  • Clay and Crawford were too far behind in
    electoral votes
  • Clay was eliminated, but he was the Speaker of
    the House
  • Since Crawford had recently suffered a paralytic
    stroke and Clay hated Jackson, he threw his
    support behind John Q. Adams, helping him become
    president

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  • When Clay was appointed Secretary of the State,
    traditional stepping-stone to the presidency,
    Jacksonians cried foul play
  • Evidence against any possible deal, behind closed
    doors, at the House of Representatives has never
    been found Adams and Clay would flaw their
    reputations

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John Q. Adams Presidency
  • Not that memorable.
  • Read about it!
  • On to the election of 1828

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Andrew Jackson In the Military
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Going Whole Hog for Jackson in 1828
  • Jacksonians argued, Should the people rule? and
    said that the Adams-Clay bargaining four years
    before had cheated the people out of the rightful
    victor
  • Adams supporters also hit below the belt, even
    though Adams himself wouldnt stoop to that level

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Mudslinging in the Election of 1828
  • The called Jacksons mom a prostitute,
  • They called him an adulterer (he had married his
    wife thinking that her divorce had been granted,
    only to discover two years later that it hadnt
    been),
  • After he got elected, his wife died
  • Jackson blamed Adams men who had slandered
    Andrew Jackson on Rachel Jacksons death he
    never forgave them.

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Rachel Jackson
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Jackson In MourningAfter His Wifes Death
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The Jacksonian Revolution of 1828
  • Jackson got 647,286 popular votes to Adams
    508,064 and he also beat John in the Electoral
    College, 178 to 83
  • Jackson had support from the West and South,
    while New England liked Adams
  • The political center of gravity was shifting
    west, as Jackson had won because of his support
    by the West

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Election of 1828
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The Advent of Old Hickory Jackson
  • When he became president, Andrew Jackson had
    already battled dysentery, malaria, tuberculosis,
    and lead poisoning from two bullets lodged
    somewhere in his body
  • A man with a violent temper, he got into many
    duels, fights, stabbings, etc

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Jackson as President
  • He was called Old Hickory by his troops because
    of his toughness

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Photo of Andrew Jackson one year before his
death1767-1845
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