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JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACYFILL IN YOUR GRAPHIC ORGANIZER WITH THESE NOTES…
Chapter Ten
WHEN:
In 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected President John C. Calhoun was Vice
President Resigned
Martin Van Buren replaced Calhoun
Democratic Party was born
WHERE:
1st President to live west of the Appalachian Mountains Tennessee
Popular among men who lived in the West and South
WHO:
1st President born in a log cabin
Common Man’s Hero Populist – supporter of
the rights and power of the people On Inauguration Day, he
opened the White House to EVERYONE!!
WHAT:
Expanded Suffrage White men with little or no property could vote
Brought together a coalition of “common men” Factory workers in the Northeast Farmers (non-slaveholders) in the South Pioneer farmers in the West
Restructured Federal Institutions Spoils System – give government jobs to supporters Shut down National Bank – remove the wealthy
unelected elite from controlling the economy Kitchen Cabinet – group of informal advisors (often
met in the White House kitchen)
THE CONTRADICTION
Railed against class supremacy / believed in white supremacy
Insistent on equality of white men / took racism for granted
Subjugation of Native American Indian Removal Act
Supported Slavery Jackson determined to keep slavery
issue out of national affairs (gag-rule)
WHY:
In 1828, everybody came out to vote – Why? Common man distrusted the Eastern
elites! Economics / Politics
Eastern elites ran the economy and the federal government
Common man did not want to be shut out! Secure economic independence Thought John Quincy Adams stole the Election
of 1824
HOW:
Jackson portrayed as “a man of the people”
First to run a modern campaign Songs Slogans Buttons Parades Rallies Barbecues
NULLIFICATION CRISIS Tariff of Abominations passed in 1828 – a protective
tariff to support the idea of a strong central government Northern region was getting richer and richer
(industry) South Carolina was poor.
Farmers and high prices don’t mix. V.P. Calhoun led a dispute against the tariff and said
states could ignore federal laws if they believed those laws violated the Constitution. Congress should not favor one state or region over
another. States should have more power than federal
power.
Conflict between the supporters of the tariff and the opponents and their disputes became known as the Nullification Crisis.
WHAT WAS THE WHIG PARTY?
Whigs were the “I hate Andrew Jackson” party
Born in 1832 to oppose “King Jackson” Most famous Whig was Henry Clay
War of 1812 War Hawk 1824 “made” John Quincy Adams
president Speaker of the House Great Compromiser on slavery issues Never elected President
WHIG PRESIDENTS:
William Henry Harrison John Tyler Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore
Whig Party died out in the 1850s… over the issue of slavery Everyone that opposed slavery joined the
Republican Party and voted for Abraham Lincoln Jacksonian Democracy also died over the issue
of slavery
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