Chapter 13: The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy

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Chapter 13 The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy

• 1824 1830

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First Known Painting of Jackson 1815
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Politics for the People

• When the Federalists had dominated, democracy was
  not respected, but by the 1820s, it was widely
  appealing
• Politicians now had to bend to appease and appeal
  to the masses
• The popular ones were the ones who claimed to be
  born in log cabins and had humble backgrounds.

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• Those who were aristocratic (too clean, too well
  dressed, too grammatical, to highly intellectual)
  were scorned
• During the Jacksonian era, voter turnout rose
  dramatically, as clear political parties
  developed and new styles of politicking emerged

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• Candidates increasingly used banners, badges,
  parades, barbecues, free drinks, and baby kissing
  in order to get the vote.

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The Adams-Clay Corrupt Bargaining

• In the election of 1824, there were four towering
  candidates
• Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
• Henry Clay of Kentucky
• William H. Crawford of Georgia
• John Q. Adams of Mass

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William H. Crawford John Q. Adams
Henry Clay
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Election of 1824
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• By the 12th Amendment, the top three Electoral
  vote getters would be voted upon in the House of
  Reps. and the majority (over 50) would be
  elected president

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• The Election would come down to Andrew Jackson
  and John Quincy Adams. They both had the most
  electoral votes
• Clay and Crawford were too far behind in
  electoral votes
• Clay was eliminated, but he was the Speaker of
  the House
• Since Crawford had recently suffered a paralytic
  stroke and Clay hated Jackson, he threw his
  support behind John Q. Adams, helping him become
  president

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• When Clay was appointed Secretary of the State,
  traditional stepping-stone to the presidency,
  Jacksonians cried foul play
• Evidence against any possible deal, behind closed
  doors, at the House of Representatives has never
  been found Adams and Clay would flaw their
  reputations

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John Q. Adams Presidency

• Not that memorable.
• Read about it!
• On to the election of 1828

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Andrew Jackson In the Military
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Going Whole Hog for Jackson in 1828

• Jacksonians argued, Should the people rule? and
  said that the Adams-Clay bargaining four years
  before had cheated the people out of the rightful
  victor
• Adams supporters also hit below the belt, even
  though Adams himself wouldnt stoop to that level

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Mudslinging in the Election of 1828

• The called Jacksons mom a prostitute,
• They called him an adulterer (he had married his
  wife thinking that her divorce had been granted,
  only to discover two years later that it hadnt
  been),
• After he got elected, his wife died
• Jackson blamed Adams men who had slandered
  Andrew Jackson on Rachel Jacksons death he
  never forgave them.

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Rachel Jackson
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Jackson In MourningAfter His Wifes Death
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The Jacksonian Revolution of 1828

• Jackson got 647,286 popular votes to Adams
  508,064 and he also beat John in the Electoral
  College, 178 to 83
• Jackson had support from the West and South,
  while New England liked Adams
• The political center of gravity was shifting
  west, as Jackson had won because of his support
  by the West

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Election of 1828
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The Advent of Old Hickory Jackson

• When he became president, Andrew Jackson had
  already battled dysentery, malaria, tuberculosis,
  and lead poisoning from two bullets lodged
  somewhere in his body
• A man with a violent temper, he got into many
  duels, fights, stabbings, etc

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Jackson as President

• He was called Old Hickory by his troops because
  of his toughness

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Photo of Andrew Jackson one year before his
death1767-1845
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