Andrew Jackson

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Andrew Jacksons Presidency

• Mrs. DErrico
• United States History

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Outline

• Early Life
• Election of 1824
• Increasing Suffrage in the early 1800s
• Election of 1828
• Jacksons Presidency

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Early Life and Career

• Born March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, South Carolina.
• American Revolution comes to the Carolinas
• Studies Law

• Appointed Public Prosecutor of the Western
  District
• Delegate to Tennessee Constitutional Convention
• 1st Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  for Tennessee
• U.S. Senator, 1797-1798

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Private Life

• In 1794 Jackson marries Rachel Donaldson Robards
  in Nashville
• Buys Family Estate at The Hermitage, Nashville
  Tennesse
• The couple never had children of their own but
  adopted or received guardianship over many
  children during their life at the Hermitage

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The Hermitage
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Military CareerOld Hickory

• War of 1812
• Ordered South to Natchez and eventually defender
  of New Orleans
• Creek Uprising and Treaty
• January 8, 1815 British defeat against Jacksons
  forces at New Orleans
• Defeat of Spanish Florida
• 1821 becomes governor of Florida territory

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Election of 1824

• As voting membership increased to include all
  white males, participation in local, regional,
  and national politics increased.
• Political discussion rallies, and organized
  groups ushered in a new political climate in the
  country.

• Corrupt Bargain
• John Quincy Adams, (N) Democratic Republican
• Andrew Jackson, (W) Democratic Republican
• Henry Clay (W), Democratic Republican
• William H. Crawford (S) Democratic Republican

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Increasing Suffrage In The Early 1800sThe Rise
of the Common Man

• In the first half of the 19th Century voting
  requirements shifted from property to white
  manhood being the only qualification for voting.
• By 1840 90 of the nations white males could
  vote. This change strictly restricted the
  involvement of free African American voting.
• Despite a growing political womens movement
  for suffrage, women were completely left out.
  (text P. 266)

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Voting Requirements in the Early 19c
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Voter Turnout 1820 - 1860
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Jacksons Presidency1828-1836

• Read Andrew Jacksons First Inaugural Address to
  the country and outline his primary goals as
  president.

• Executive Control
• Veto Power
• Kitchen Cabinet
• Spoils System
• Bank War
• Nullification
• Indian Removal

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1828 Election Results
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The Reign of King Mob
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Veto Power

• Jackson viewed his presidency as representing the
  interest of the common man and using his
  executive power he used the veto more that all
  the presidents combined prior to his tenure.
• Read the Veto of the Maysville Road Bill and
  discuss Jacksons reasons for using the veto for
  this legislation.

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Kitchen Cabinet

Daniel Webster
John C. Calhoun

• Jackson relied heavily on the advice and counsel
  of his friends from Tennessee and the West,
  rather than eliciting advice from his legally
  appointed Cabinet members

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Bank War
The Bank is trying to kill me but I will kill
it! Andrew Jackson to Martin Van Buren
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Opposition to the 2nd B.U.S.
Soft(paper)
Hard(specie)

• felt that coin was the only safecurrency.
• didnt like any bankthat issued banknotes.
• suspicious of expansion speculation.

• state bankers feltit restrained theirbanks from
  issuingbank notes freely.
• supported rapid economic growth speculation.

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The Monster Is Destroyed!

• pet banks?
• 1832 ? Jackson vetoed the extension of
  the 2nd National Bank of the
  United States.
• 1836 ? the charter expired.
• 1841 ? the bank went bankrupt!

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Results of the Specie Circular

• Banknotes loose their value.
• Land sales plummeted.
• Credit not available.
• Businesses began to fail.
• Unemployment rose.

The Panic of 1837!
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Nullification Crisis

• Force Bill
• Enacted by Jackson to authorize the federal
  government to collect by force if necessary the
  tariffs out of South Carolina
• Crucial Issue Maintaining the Union VS. States
  Rights

• Tariff of 1828
• Tariff of Abominations
• Read the South Carolina Protest against the
  Tariff of 1828, and discuss the concerns and
  arguments against the national tariff

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1830
Webster Liberty and Union, now and
forever, one and inseparable.
Jackson Our Federal Unionit must be
preserved.
Calhoun The Union, next to our liberty,
most dear.
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Indian RemovalTrail of Tears, 1830
"What good man would prefer a country covered
with forest and ranged by a few thousand savages
to our extensive republic, studded with cities,
towns and prosperous farms and filled with all
the blessings of liberty, civilization and
religion? Andrew Jackson
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Indian Removal

• Jacksons Goal?
• 1830 ? Indian Removal Act
• Cherokee Nation v. GA (1831) domestic
  dependent nation
• Worcester v. GA (1832)
• Jackson John Marshall has made his
  decision, now let him enforce it!

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Final Evaluation

• Based on the Power Point Presentation, documents,
  and background knowledge you have on Andrew
  Jackson rate the man, his ideologies, and his
  Presidency.
• This assignment will be completed in a One- page
  paper assignment.