The Age of Jackson

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The Age of Jackson

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The Election of 1824 Corrupt Bargain

• First time no candidate had the majority of
  electoral votes
• John Quincy Adams makes deal with Henry Clay
• Clay would get Adams elected in exchange for
  being appointed Secretary of State

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Election of 1828

• Jackson wins 21
• Property requirements dropped by most states
• 3x the number of voters than in 1824
• First campaign to use
• Badges, posters, campaign paraphernalia,
  political mudslinging.

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Jacksonian Democracy

• Represented the common man
• Old Hickory
• Proclaimed he never read a book
• War Hero
• Volunteered to fight in Revolution as a boy
• Won the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812)
• Spoils System
• Jobs given to loyal supporters of the political
  party that wins an election (Democrats)
• Kitchen Cabinet
• Didnt use official cabinet, but unofficial
  advisors. Most of whom were editors of
  newspapers and journalist

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Jacksonian Democracy

• Wanted to restore traditional republican values
• Social and economic change had disrupted American
  Life
• Jefferson was his role model
• Strengthened the executive branch
• Made himself head of the political party
• People held the power in a democracy
• Not the states or the courts
• Majority rule
• Demagogue ?
• Extremely popular
• Plays on prejudice against Native Americans

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Jackson Democracy

• Opposed reform movements
• Opposed establishment of public education systems
• Public schools restricted individual liberty
• Interfered with parental responsibility
• Undermined freedom of religion by replacing
  church schools
• Opposed government aiding humanitarian causes

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Jackson Democracy

• Political Enemies
• Never backed down from an argument
• Believed he was acting as a monarch
• Destroying the economy
• Even his own Vice President became his biggest
  political enemy
• To be continuedNullification and the Second Bank