Andrew Jackson:

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Andrew Jackson 1767 - 1845
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Essential Question
Champion of the Common Man?
KingAndrew?
OR
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What were the democratic trends in the 19c?
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Voting Requirements in the Early 19c
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Voter Turnout 1820 - 1860
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Why Increased Democratization?

• White male suffrage increased
• Voters chose their states slate of Presidential
  electors.
• Spoils system.
• Rise of Third Parties.
• Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats,
  etc.)
• Two-party system returned in the 1832 election
• Dem-Reps ? Natl. Reps.(1828) ? Whigs
  (1832) ? Republicans (1854)
• Democrats (1828)

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Jackson's Early Life
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Jacksons First Hermitage Residence
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First Known Painting of Jackson, 1815
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General Jackson During the Seminole Wars
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Jackson's First Presidential Run
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The Common MansPresidential Candidate
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Jacksons Opponents in 1824
Henry ClayKY
John Quincy AdamsMA
John C. CalhounSC
William H. CrawfordGA
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Results of the 1824 Election
A Corrupt Bargain?
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What were the key issues in 1828?
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Rachel Jackson
Final Divorce Decree
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Jackson in Mourning for His Wife
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Andrew Jackson as President

• Campaigned as a common manwhich he actually
  was.
• New voting policies allowed him to win.
• Men no longer had to own property to vote.
• Common men voted him into office.

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1828 Election Results
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The Reign of King Mob
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The New Jackson Coalition

• The Planter Elite in the South
• People on the Frontier
• State Politicians spoils system
• Immigrants in the cities.

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States Rights Issue

• Vice President John Calhoun was in favor of
  States Rights.
• Nullification Theory States can nullify (get rid
  of) federal laws that they think are
  unconstitutional.
• South Carolina nullified a tax they didnt like
  and threatened to secede.
• Jackson threatened to hang Calhoun.
• A compromise was reached.

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National Bank Issue

• To Jackson, the Bank only benefited the wealthy
  and influenced the govt.
• The Bank did give the wealthy preferential
  treatment.
• Jackson withdrew govt from the Bank, and put
  it in pet banks that were loyal to him.
• The Bank ended up closing.

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Andrew Jackson as President
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The Peggy Eaton Affair
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Jackson's Native-American Policy
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Indian Removal

• Jacksons Goal?
• 1830 ? Indian Removal Act
• Cherokee Nation v. GA (1831) domestic
  dependent nation
• Worcester v. GA (1832)
• Jackson John Marshall has made his
  decision, now let him enforce it!

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The Cherokee Nation After 1820
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Indian Removal
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Trail of Tears (1838-1839)
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Jacksons Professed Love forNative Americans
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An 1832 Cartoon KingAndrew?
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Photo of Andrew Jackson in 1844(one year before
his death)
1767 - 1845