AGE OF JACKSON Ch. 7.3

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AGE OF JACKSONCh. 7.3

• 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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CORRUPT BARGAIN??
VIDEO

• 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

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THE CRIME

• PLAINTIFF

• DEFENSE

JUDGEMENT
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The Administration of John Quincy Adams

• First minority president
• Nationalistic
• Viewed positively by history, not so in his day
• Who do you think hurt Adams popularity with the
  American people?

• Jacksonians create the Dem-Republican party
• States expanded voting rights why is this a good
  thing for Jackson?

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Jackson wins in 1828

• Elitist v. the Common Man
• 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

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The Jackson Administration

• Crazy Inauguration
• Orphaned Uneducated
• Old Hickory to his troops
• King Andrew

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Spoils System

• Large s of Jackson supporters rewarded with
  federal jobs, rotation in office
• Removes 10 of officeholders
• Increased corruption Kitchen Cabinet,
• Increased power of party machines

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• In your opinion, was Jackson himself a man of
  the people?
• (HINT look at Key Player)
• How did the Election 1824 shape Jacksons
  political beliefs his spoils system?

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Removal of Native Americans

• Cherokee fight forced removal, Worcester v.
  Georgia, 1832 and win their case.
• John Marshall has made his decision now let him
  enforce it.

• Five Civilized tribes
• Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chickasaw
• Develop formal govt., language, courts, and
  newspapers.
• Sequoya - written language.
• Why did Americans want them out of the land??
• Jackson passes Indian Removal Act of 1830

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Trail of Tears
October November 1838. Groups of 1,000
Cherokees at a time make the 800 mile journey to
the Indian territories.
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25 of the Cherokees die on the Trail of Tears
of cold, disease, and starvation. Began in 1831-
forced migration is finished under what president
in 1838?

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• What were the long and the short term impacts of
  Jacksons presidency?
• SHORT TERM
• LONG TERM

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TERMS

• Andrew Jackson
• Democratic Republican Party
• Spoils system
• Sequoya
• Indian Removal Act
• Trail of Tears