The Age of Jackson

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The Age of Jackson

• 1829 - 1837

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Presidential Election

• John Quincy Adams is elected president over
  Jackson in 1824
• Jackson won the popular vote, but neither
  candidate received a majority in the electoral
  vote
• Corrupt Bargain Henry Clay influenced the House
  of Representatives to elect Adams and was
  appointed Clay Secretary of State

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Voting Requirements

• Prior to 1828 majority of Americans were content
  with allowing the aristocracy to select the
  President.
• Aristocracy wealthy, educated, privileged class
• By 1828 most states got rid of property
  qualifications for voting, therefore more people
  could vote

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Election of 1828

• Adams characterized as an intellectual elitist
• Jackson characterized as a man of humble
  origins, president for the common man
• In reality Jackson was a wealthy plantation owner

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President Jackson

• Presidential veto - the right of a president to
  reject bills passed by the legislature.

• Spoils system to the victor belongs the spoils

• Rewarded loyal friends from the campaign with
  government positions

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President Jackson

• Indian Removal Act of 1830
• Jackson believed assimilation would not work and
  reservations required too many soldiers to
  prevent white settlement
• Indian Removal Act a series of treaties that
  moved Native American Tribes west

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Trail of Tears

• November 1838 Cherokee made an 800-mile trip
  west
• Government officials stole their money
• Outlaws stole their livestock
• More than a quarter of the Cherokee died along
  the way

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Dont Drink the Water
Listen to the song and write 5 lines-or
references to support what the main message of
this song.
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Tariff of 1828

• Limited exports from Great Britain forcing the
  South to buy more expensive items from the North

• John C. Calhoun nullification
• Questioned the legality of applying federal laws
  in sovereign states
• U.S. was a compact of sovereign states which
  could nullify, or reject a law considered
  unconstitutional

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South Carolina Rebels

• Tariff of 1832 caused South Carolina to threaten
  to secede or withdraw from the Union
• Jackson threatened military action against South
  Carolina
• Henry Clay proposed a bill that would gradually
  decrease the taxes of 10 years

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The National Bank

• Viewed the bank as a tool of the elite or
  privileged institution
• In 1832, Jackson vetoed the
  re-chartering of the bank
• Jackson began removing government funds and
  placing them in state banks called pet banks

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Panic of 1837

• A direct result of the closing of the National
  Bank
• Pet banks over-speculated and paper money
  became nearly worthless
• People lost their savings, businesses went
  bankrupt and 1/3 of the population was out of work

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Jacksons Legacy

• Increase of respect and power for the common man
• Voting rights expanded to all white male adult
  citizens, rather than only land owners in that
  group
• Increased the strength of the Executive branch at
  the expense of the Legislative branch

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Annotated Illustration

•  Your task Draw an illustration of a historical
  figure, item or event. Annotate this with text
  labels and descriptions of the key points in the
  picture.
• Instructions
• 1.    Draw a full page picture, in color, of your
  figure, item or event.
• 2.    Neatly write a title identifying the
  person, place and year.
• 3.    Write a minimum of 6 annotations at least 2
  sentences in length each to describe various
  parts of your drawing. Number these 1-6 on your
  paper.