Jacksonian Democracy

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Jacksonian Democracy

• Chapter 12

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Lewis Clark

• When did Lewis Clark explore Louisiana the LA
  Territory?
• What did the explorations prove?
• Americans began to settle the southern portions

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The argument over Missouri

• 1819-MO petitions for statehood
• - 1st state carved from LA purchase
• - slave state
• Northerners objected
• - representation
• - only consider admitting if free state

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Missouri Compromise, 1819

• Mass offered northern counties as new state of
  Maine
• - satisfied representation fears
• agreed to outlaw slavery above MO

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• Compromise reaffirmed
• Souths commitment to slavery
• Norths resentment of Southern power

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Monroe Doctrine, 1823

• Monroe Doctrine established (1823)
• - US was opposed to European
• colonization in the Americas
• - John Q. Adams

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Election of 1824

• Crowed field of presidential contenders
• - Jackson, Adams, Clay etc.
• Andrew Jacksons appeal
• Jackson wins pop electoral votes
• - election went to House of Rep
• Clay (House Speaker) promised Adams presidency
  in return for favor
• Adams elected
• Jackson supporters cry Corrupt Bargain

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Election of 1828

• Adams miserable presidency
• Jackson supporters form democratic party
• - democracy, states rights limited govt
• Adams campaign centered on Jacksons character
  wife
• Smear Campaign
• Jackson overwhelmingly elected (p 318)
• - vague inaugural address

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Indian issues

• 60k Indians still resided in the SW
• - protected by federal treaties
• many states resented policy
• GA, Al, MS defied federal policy
• - began to regulate Indian affairs
• Jackson sided with the states
• - believed federal govt lacked the power to
  recognize sovereignty within a state

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Indian removal act of 1830

• Jackson- send Indians to federal land west of MS
• Worcester v. GA (1823)- Court declared states
  extension of power over Indian land
  unconstitutional
• Jackson refused to enforce decision
• - allowed states to remove Indians

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King Andrew
Marshall made his decision, now let him enforce
it!
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Trail of Tears

• 1838- remaining 18k Cherokees sent to Oklahoma
• 4k died of disease starvation (p 320)
• removal unconstitutional
• gt violated supreme court decision
• gt strengthened Jacksons commitment to state
  sovereignty

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Age of Jackson

• created spoils system
• to the victor belong the spoils

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Martin Van Buren

• Whig party (1830s)
• Van Buren elected (1837)
• Panic of 1837
• - many businesses close doors unemployment
  rises
• What do the Whigs shout?

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Election of 1840

• Van Buren gets blame
• William Harrison elected
• Tippecanoe and Tyler Too (p 331)

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Second party system established

• balanced budget (1833)
• Whigs Democrats (1830-60)
• Both candidates received nearly equal levels of
  support in slave free states
• Parties could take no state for granted