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The Jackson Era Section 2
The Corrupt Bargain
Adams won the presidency
Adams made Clay secretary of state
Henry Clay collected votes for Adams
The Expansion of Democracy
people wanted to be able to elect politicians who could help them
many people lost their homes and farms
public demanded end to property requirements for voting
gradually all adult white men were given the right to vote
US faced economic crisis 1819
Andrew Jackson 1767-1845
born in poverty in log cabin
wanted the common man to have more say in political matters
was a lawyer and politician
was nominated for president of US 1824
fought against American Indians in the Seminole Wars
The Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson won greatest percentage of popular and electoral votes
did not win majority
Jackson: 415 popular vote, 99 electoral vote
Adams:31% popular vote, 84 electoral vote
Crawford: 11% popular vote, 41 electoral vote
Clay: 31% popular vote, 37 electoral vote
Four men ran for president in 1824
1828 Election
This is the first election where candidates campaigned
Jackson appealed to the common people
Jackson won the presidency by a landslide
The Democratic Party
his ideas formed the basis of the Democratic Party
His supporters were called Democrats, who believe fed gov should play a big role in addressing challenges of Americans
Jackson had strong beliefs in states' rights and a limited government
His policies appealed to a large variety of voters, from small farmers to large plantation owners
The Spoils System
allows winner of an election to reward supporters with jobs
removed political opponents from fed positions and replaced them with friends and supporters
Jackson created spoils system as pres
Some were concerned that this system would lead to corruption and abuse of power
The Second Bank of the US
Opponents
it would take power away from states
it would take money away from common people
Supporters
it would stop the value of money from changing too quickly
it would strengthen the nation's economy
it would help pay for national expenses
The Elimination of the National Bank
Jackson vetoed the bank's charter
he removed fed funds from the bank and placed them in state banks
he allowed the bank's charter to expire
The Rise of the Whig Party
They believed that Jackson was abusing his power
They wanted more investment in infrastructure (basic physical structures, such as roads and bridges, that help a community function)
In response to the National Bank controversy
Assimilation
assimilation = the process of adopting aspects of another culture
The Cherokees invented an alphabet and wrote a Constitution
The Cherokees, Coctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws and Seminoles were successful at assimilation
Some Cherokees planted cotton and practiced slavery
Andrew Jackson on Indian Removal
should not live among white Americans
should give up their land for American expansion
supported removal, believed that they:
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
They wanted to open up land to white settlement
gold had also been discovered on Cherokee land
1830 Congress passed Indian Removal Act
The act ordered all American Indians east of the Mississippi to move west to Indian Territory
Some American Indians resisted removal, others went to court over it
US Response to Resistors
1838, US rounded up Cherokee resistors without warning
They forced them to march west without food or supplies
known as Trail of Tears
took place in cold winter, not allowed to take shelter in towns
over 116 days, 15,000 Cherokees marched over 800 miles
about 4,000 died