Essential QuestionEssential Question

What were the important What were the important events of Andrew Jackson’s events of Andrew Jackson’s

presidency?presidency?

Jacksonian AmericaJacksonian America

Election of 1824Election of 1824

Four candidatesFour candidates

All RepublicansAll Republicans

““Favored sons” – Favored sons” – support from support from home stateshome states

1824 Election1824 Election

John Quincy John Quincy Adams Adams (MA)(MA)

William Crawford William Crawford (GA)(GA)

Henry Clay Henry Clay (KY)(KY)

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson (TN)(TN)

Election of 1824Election of 1824

Jackson won the Jackson won the popular votepopular vote

No majority in No majority in electoral collegeelectoral college

Election of 1824Election of 1824

Vote goes to Vote goes to House of House of RepresentativesRepresentatives

Top 3Top 3

Speaker of the Speaker of the House Clay threw House Clay threw his vote to John his vote to John Quincy AdamsQuincy Adams

The Corrupt BargainThe Corrupt Bargain

Adams named Adams named Clay Secretary of Clay Secretary of StateState

Election of 1828Election of 1828

John Quincy John Quincy Adams Adams

Andrew Andrew JacksonJackson

Election of 1828Election of 1828

Victory for Andrew Victory for Andrew JacksonJackson

““Old Hickory”Old Hickory”

First president from First president from west of the west of the AppalachiansAppalachians

Jackson’s PopularityJackson’s Popularity

Viewed as the Viewed as the “People’s “People’s President”President”

Expansion of Voting RightsExpansion of Voting Rights

More men had the More men had the right to voteright to vote

Elimination of Elimination of property ownership property ownership as a qualification as a qualification for votingfor voting

Spoils SystemSpoils System

Giving people Giving people government jobs government jobs based on party based on party loyalty and supportloyalty and support

More ordinary More ordinary citizens in citizens in governmentgovernment

Laissez Faire EconomicsLaissez Faire Economics

Government should Government should not regulate not regulate businessesbusinesses

Against tariffs and Against tariffs and the national bankthe national bank

Native AmericansNative Americans

Goal to move all Goal to move all Indians to the Indians to the Great PlainsGreat Plains

1830 – Indian 1830 – Indian Removal Act Removal Act

Indian Removal ActIndian Removal Act

CherokeeCherokee

GeorgiaGeorgia

Hired lawyers, Hired lawyers, case went to the case went to the Supreme CourtSupreme Court

Worcester v. GeorgiaWorcester v. Georgia

Chief Justice John Chief Justice John Marshall ordered Marshall ordered the state to honor the state to honor Cherokee property Cherokee property rightsrights

Jackson refusedJackson refused

Trail of TearsTrail of Tears

Army marched Army marched Cherokee to Cherokee to OklahomaOklahoma

Over 4000 diedOver 4000 died

Trail of TearsTrail of Tears

National BankNational Bank

Jackson opposed Jackson opposed the Second Bank of the Second Bank of the United Statesthe United States

Vetoed Congress Vetoed Congress legislation to legislation to support itsupport it

WhigsWhigs

New political partyNew political party

Opposed Jackson Opposed Jackson and his policiesand his policies

Larger federal Larger federal government, more government, more development of development of industryindustry

Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren

Won the 1836 Won the 1836 electionelection

Panic of 1837 hit – Panic of 1837 hit – financial crisisfinancial crisis

Election of 1840Election of 1840

Whig – William Whig – William Henry Harrison Henry Harrison (midwest), John (midwest), John Tyler (southerner)Tyler (southerner)

Democrat – Van Democrat – Van BurenBuren

Election of 1840Election of 1840

““Tippecanoe and Tippecanoe and Tyler too”Tyler too”

Victory for Harrison Victory for Harrison and Tylerand Tyler

Change in PresidencyChange in Presidency

Inauguration Inauguration address – March 4, address – March 4, 18411841

Harrison caught Harrison caught pneumonia, diedpneumonia, died

Tyler became Tyler became presidentpresident