What is a political cartoon?

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What is a political cartoon?
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• How does this political cartoon portray
  President Jackson?

• How are Native Americans depicted in this
  cartoon?

What is the artist trying to tell us?
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Election of 1824

• Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams
• Jackson wins popular vote not majority
• in electoral college
• Goes to the
• House

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Election Results?

• Henry Clay sways the vote to Adams
• Adams wins Clay named as Secy of State
• Corrupt bargain (sore loser!)

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Changes are coming

• Democratic Party is formed (Donkey symbol)
• Appeals to the common man
• War record
• Humble origins

• Voting requirements change
• No longer needed to own property
• Enlarges voting population

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1828 Election Results
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Jacksons New Presidential Style

• Increases power of the Executive Office
• Spoils system
• Record number
• of vetos
• http//www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson/themes/reinv
  enting_presidency.html

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Indian Removal Act 1830

• Five civilized tribes
• Cherokee
• Choctaw
• Seminole
• Creek
• Chickasaw
• Adopted European culture

• Jackson does not think assimilation could work
• Too costly to protect
• Act gave funds to make treaties

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Trail of Tears

• Cherokee Nation fights removal
• Chief Justice John Marshall
• made his decision now let him enforce it.
• Cherokee sent on 800-mile trip
• Many died on the way to inferior
• land
• http//www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson
  /themes/indian_removal.html

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Votes in the House for Tariff of Abomination
John C. Calhoun Vice President and S.C.
senator Why does he talk of nullification? How
does Jackson respond? What actions does Henry
Clay take?
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• Based on the cartoon,
• how did Jackson
• abuse his power?

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Do you agree with the cartoonists viewpoint?
Why or why not?
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