the age of jackson: section 2 during a time of growing sectionalism, andrew jackson’s election in...
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THE AGE OF JACKSON: SECTION 2
• During a time of growing Sectionalism, Andrew Jackson’s election in 1828, ushered in a new era of popular democracy
ELECTION OF ANDREW JACKSON
• Jackson, hero of the common man, won election in 1828 in part because the right to vote had been expanded to more citizens
• Many of the new voters supported the rugged westerner Jackson who also won re-election in 1832
ANDREW JACKSON IS ON THE $20 BILL
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY
• As part of his political philosophy, Jackson sought to grant political power to the common people
• Called The Spoils System or Jacksonian Democracy
INDIAN REMOVAL ACT - 1830
• Congress, with Jackson’s support, passed the Indian Removal Act in 1830
• Under this law, the federal government funded treaties that forced tribes west
• The Cherokee Tribe in Georgia refused and were supported by the Supreme Court
• Jackson refused to abide by the Court decision• Jackson said, “John Marshall (Supreme Court Chief
Justice) has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”• Trail of Tears followed the Court ruling as U.S. troops
rounded up the Cherokee and drove them west, mostly on foot. . .thousands died
JACKSON’S BANK WAR
• Jackson opposed National Bank so he created Pet Banks making Gov’t bank just a regular Bank
• Withdrew all gov’t. money
TARIFF OF “ABOMINATION”
THE NORTH
THE SOUTH
TARIFFS
NULLIFICATION THREAT
• In an attempt to free South Carolina from the tariff, John Calhoun (Jackson’s VP from S.C.), developed the Theory of Nullification
• He believed if a state found an act of Congress to be unconstitutional, it could declare the law void
PANIC OF 1837
• In 1836, Democrat Martin Van Buren won the Presidency
• Inherited the “Bank Wars”• Pet Banks printed money
without Gold backing• In 1837 a panic set in and
many banks closed, accounts went bankrupted, and unemployment soared
MARTIN VAN BUREN 1837-1841
HARRISON & TYLER
• Whig William Henry Harrison defeated Democrat Van Buren in the election of 1840
• Harrison died a month into his term
HARRISON 1841
TYLER 1841-1845