list the 1 st five presidents, party? one (or more) important facts? 1 george washington – 1789...

List the 1st five presidents, party? one (or more) important facts?• 1 George Washington – 1789 non-partisan (neutrality, bank, growth of

federal power)• 2 John Adams – 1797 Federalist (parties, A-S Acts)• 3 Thomas Jefferson – 1801 D.Republican (growth of court power, Louisiana

purchase, Embargo)• 4 James Madison – 1809 D.Republican (Tippecanoe, War of 1812)• 5 James Monroe – 1817 D. Republican (Florida, Monroe Doctrine, Missouri

Compromise) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvHtkCusHo

• 6 John Quincy Adams – 1825 N. Republican (Corrupt Bargain)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qnVpC4zXpM

• 7 Andrew Jackson – 1829 Democrat (“Jacksonian Democracy”, spoils system, closes bank, nullification crisis, Indian Removal)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYh7pato4uE

What was the Missouri Compromise?

Can’t we all just get

along?!

Bell Ringer!

• Complete one or both of the following sentences:

“One way I am like Andrew Jackson is …

“One way I am NOT like Andrew Jackson is…

Andrew Jackson

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYh7pato4uE

Jackson in the White House• Rise of the “Common Man”

– More white men gain suffrage (able to vote)– Native Americans, women, and (in most

states) African Americans denied suffrage

**Largely

supported

by frontier

farmers**

From rags to riches…

New Political Parties• Democrats - (Jackson) – supported mostly

by frontier farmers, city workers, believed in limited government

• Whigs – formed in response to Jackson’s so-called King-like behavior (party name is a reference back to old England) Supported by business elite, some southern planters, many former Federalists – they wanted the government to take a hands on role to spur the economy

Spoils System

A ‘Spoiled’ System…• Imagine you try out for a position on this year’s

soccer team • How should players be chosen?• Why?

• What if the coach picked players based on which parents helped him get the coaching job? Or which parents he was friends with?

• What problems could arise?

• a practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives gov’t jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party

—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of qualifications

“kitchen cabinet” advisors

Jackson v. Bank

Jackson shuts down the bank

• He believed the bank favored the wealthy over average people

• Jackson vetoes the bank’s charter which was up for renewal

Boy isn’t this

ironic?!!

Tariff Crisis • Tariff – (tax on imports) help nation’s

manufacturers (North), opposed by South

“Tariff of Abomination” (Hatred) Nullification Crisis

• Calhoun (VP) claims states have the right to cancel (or “nullify”) a federal law they feel is unconstitutional

• SC threatens to secede (withdraw) from the union, Clay steps in again to help reach a compromise

Compromise

people,

compromise!

Calhoun

Clay

Déjà vu!!

Webster

Tariff Crisis cartoon

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNgIUUD7i-A

Regional Differences

Practice the Skill1. (a) “Thousands who are pressing for office do it upon the ground that they are starving…” (b) The letters requesting office could be read or the office-seekers interviewed

2. (a) “These hungry office-seekers…are dangerous contestants for the public purse…” “It requires the greatest skill and judgment to pick men of honesty and integrity…” (b) starving, perish, dangerous

3. (a) removals and appointments to office (b) it is the President’s most “disagreeable duty”

4. The practice of offering gov’t jobs to supporters as political reward is dangerous and unfair. A system is needed to choose the best candidate.