The Age of Jackson

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The Age of Jackson

• The Americans
• Chapter 3 The Growth of a Young Nation
• CA Standard 11.1.3
• Federal v. State Authority

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I. Regional econ creates differences

• Early Industry in the US
• Industrial Revolution starts in UK
• Manufacturing in Northeast
• New England diversifies traditionally shipping
  trade
• 1793 Samuel Slater starts 1st textile plant in
  RI produces thread only

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• Two Agricultural Systems
• Small farms in NW Territory
• cash crop farming
• Market economy / ag manufacturing support ea.
  other
• Plantations in South
• 1793 Eli Whitney
• Slavery
• Spreads West in south
• North of Delaware abolished

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II. Natlism v. Sectionalism

• Economics create political differences between
  regions
• Clays American System
• Developed by Pres. Madison
• Promoted by Henry Clay of (Ky)
• Established protective tariff
• Recharter natl bank
• Natl transportation system

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• Tariff the Natl Bank
• Madison Clay support tariffs
• Protect US manufacturers against UK competition
• Popular in NE / hates in S W
• Clay John C. Calhoun convince Southern
  congressmen to agree
• Bank of the Unites States
• Congress grants 20 yr charter
• Guaranteed nationwide currency

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• Internal Improvements
• Natl govt tries to build roads and RR
• Generally states paid for own works
• Erie Canal
• 8 yrs to complete (1817-1825)
• Linked West to Atlantic
• NY becomes dominant port
• Missouri Compromise
• Slavery / popular sovereignty
• Maine free state Missouri slave state

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III. Jacksons road to presidency

• America changing expanding
• Expanding country moving west
• Expanding economy trade, trans
• Expanding democracy franchise
• Election of 1824
• JQ Adams, Clay, Jackson
• Jackson wins pop. vote but no majority House
  decides on Adams
• Dem-Reps split

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• Election of 1828
• Jackson v. JQ Adams
• Adams not too popular
• Election laws change favor Jackson
• Spoils System
• Jackson declared rotation in office
• Fires Adams appointees gives jobs to supporters
• Jackson said to rule as a king

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IV. Jackson the Indians

• Indian Removal Act of 1830
• Jackson wants Indians out of GA
• Cherokee appeal to Supreme Court
• Cherokee win!
• John Marshall made his decision now let him
  enforce it
• Trail of Tears
• Army force marches Cherokee 800 miles 1 in 5 die

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V. Post Jackson

• Whigs rise up to challenge Jacksons Democrats
  unsuccessful at 1st
• Van Buren succeeds Jackson
• Major bank problems / counterfeiting
• Economic depression
• Whig WH Harrison beats Van Buren
• Economy the main reason
• Harrison dies, Tyler takes over