The Age of Jackson

I. Jacksonian

Democracy

1. Life was changing in the early 1800’s

a. In the North, craftsmen were replaced by factories.

b. In the South, small family farms were replaced by wealthy plantation owners.

2. People began to believe that the wealthy were gaining more power.

3. Hoping for a change, people rallied behind Jackson hoping he would defend the common people and the slave states

A. Expansion of Democracy

1. Jackson supporters

formed the Democratic Party

2. The election was a rematch of 1824

3. The campaign focused on the candidates personalities

B. Election of 1828

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1. Supporters saw his

victory as a win for the common people

2. Jackson instituted a Spoils System (rewarding his backers with government jobs).

3. Relied more on an informal group of advisors called the “Kitchen Cabinet”

Jackson’s Inauguration

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II. Jackson’s

Administration

The Country is split into three

regionsThe North

The South

The West

A. Sectional Differences

The North

The South

The West

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• Economy based on manufacturing

• Supported tariffs

• Economy based on agriculture

• Opposed tariffs

• Economy is still developing• Supported

internal improvements and sale of public lands

B. States’ Rights

Debate

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a. A tax placed on

imports to make people buy products manufactured in the North

b. Made goods more expensive in the South

1. The Tariff of Abominations

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The North

The South

TARIFF

a. Led by Vice President John C.

Calhoun and South Carolinab. The South wanted the right to

nullify (cancel) a federal law they thought was unconstitutional

c. The South threatened to secede from the Union

d. Jackson threatened to send in U.S. troops

e. Calhoun resigned

2. Nullification

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a. Henry Clay offered a compromise – the tariff

would be gradually lowered each yearb. Both sides backed down

3. Resolution

C. Jackson Attacks the

Bank

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a. Many people felt a National bank was

unconstitutional and only benefitted the wealthy

b. Maryland tried to tax the bank – the bank refused to pay

c. The Supreme court ruled the bank was constitutional and did not have to pay taxes to states

1. McCulloch v. Maryland

a. Determined to kill the bank, Jackson vetoed

the bill to renew it and moved all federal money to state banks.

b. The National bank failed.c. During Van Buren’s presidency the economy

collapsed.d. The Whig party’s Harrison defeats Van Buren.

2. Panic of 1837