Title: AGE OF JACKSON Ch. 7, Sect. 3 (HW is 7.4)
1AGE OF JACKSONCh. 7, Sect. 3 (HW is 7.4)
- OBJECTIVES
- IDENTIFY the events and factors that contributed
to Andrew Jacksons rise to power. - DESCRIBE Andrew Jacksons political beliefs.
- EXAMINE how Jacksons presidency expanded
democracy and egalitarianism, but not to all
Americans.
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4THE CORRUPT BARGAIN
5THE CORRUPT BARGAIN
- THE FACTS OF THE CASE
- Election of 1824
- Andrew Jackson wins popular vote
- Jackson and John Quincy Adams tie for electoral
vote - Henry Clay, Speaker of the House, to decide the
tie - Clay meets with Adams privately
- Clay gives Adams the Presidency
- Adams makes Clay Secretary of State
6THE CRIME
JUDGEMENT
7- Whose argument was most persuasive?
- Whose argument utilized the historical facts?
- How would you have voted?
- Were the American people just in their
historical judgment?
8 The Administration of John Quincy Adams
- The undiplomatic diplomat, the apolitical
politician - First minority president
- Refused to remove officeholders or use patronage
- Urged nationalistic endeavors on Congress
- Increasingly out of step with growing
sectionalism - Viewed positively by history, not so in his day
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10http//www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/fi
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11Jackson wins in 1828
- Democratic-Republicans (Jackson) divorces from
- Nationalistic-Republicans (Adams)
- Shall the people rule?- expansion of suffrage
- Jackson runs as a reform candidate
- Mudslinging, personal attacks on J.Q. Adams
- Jackson wins 178 to 83, wins West and South
- Shift of power, East to West, Elite to Common Man
12The Jackson Administration
- Individualism, Opportunism, Versatility, Populism
- Orphaned Uneducated
- Became Judge and Congressman for Tennessee
- Old Hickory to his troops
- 1st President from West, 2nd w/o College Degree
- Suspicious of Clays American System
- Frequently uses veto power, King Andrew
13First Inaugural Address of Andrew
JacksonWEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1829
- (Excerpt) The recent demonstration of public
sentiment inscribes on the list of Executive
duties, in characters too legible to be
overlooked, the task of reform, which will
require particularly the correction of those
abuses that have brought the patronage of the
Federal Government into conflict with the freedom
of elections, and the counteraction of those
causes which have disturbed the rightful course
of appointment and have placed or continued power
in unfaithful or incompetent hands. - In the performance of a task thus generally
delineated I shall endeavor to select men whose
diligence and talents will insure in their
respective stations able and faithful
cooperation, depending for the advancement of the
public service more on the integrity and zeal of
the public officers than on their numbers.
14Spoils System
- Large s of Jackson supporters rewarded with
federal jobs, rotation in office - Removes 10 of officeholders
- Party membership vs. Merit Service
- Increased corruption Kitchen Cabinet,
- Increased power of party machines
15- In your opinion, was Jackson himself was a man
of the people? - (HINT look at Key Player)
- How did the Election 1824 shape Jacksons
political beliefs his spoils system?
16Removal of Native Americans
- Southeastern tribes Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole,
Creek and Chickasaw form the Five Civilized
tribes. - Develop formal govt., language, courts, and
newspapers. - Sequoya invents written language.
- Planters and Miners push for removal to get
Indian lands - Jackson passes Indian Removal Act of 1830
- Cherokee resist removal and sue Georgia in
Supreme Court, Worcester v. Georgia, 1832 and win
their case. - Pres. Jackson and later Pres. Van Buren ignore
Courts decision
17http//intertribal.net/NAT/Cherokee/WebPgCC1/Origi
nal.htm
18Trail of Tears
October November 1838. Groups of 1,000
Cherokees at a time make the 800 mile journey to
the Indian territories.
1925 of the Cherokees die on the Trail of Tears
of cold, disease, and starvation.
20- What were the long and the short term impacts of
Jacksons presidency? - SHORT TERM
- LONG TERM
21How responsible are we for the actions of
political leaders if we live in a democracy?
Does it matter if we dont vote? If we voted
for someone else?