Transcript Chapter 12.3 The Age of Jackson

Chapter 12.3 The Age of Jackson
• With James Monroe doing
all he could to build
America, his time as POTUS
is up by 1824.
– Served 2 terms
– Now he can retire
• Bring on the next election.
– Who do you think is going to
want to become POTUS?
Election of 1824
• Democrat-Republicans
– Have been in power for almost 25 years
• TJ (1800 – 1808)
• Madison (1808 – 1816)
• Monroe (1816 – 1824)
• Federalists
– Basically are non-existent
• 1824 Election:
– John Quincy Adams (Dem – Rep)
– Andrew Jackson ( Dem – Rep)
– Henry Clay (Dem – Rep)
The Deal of the Century
• Popular Vote of 1824 election
– Andrew Jackson wins majority
• Clay and J.Q. Adams split the rest.
• However, nobody has enough
electoral college votes!
– Goes to H. of Reps to be voted
on.
• A. Jackson = 40 % of votes
• J.Q. Adams = 35% of votes
• H. Clay = 25% of votes
– You need over 50%!!
– What do you do?
A Bargain is Struck!
• Henry Clay promises J.Q.
Adams his votes for the
position of Sec. of State!
– Why?
• Sec of State = next POTUS
• ‘New’ election of 1824
– JQ Adams = 60% of vote!
– Andy Jackson = 40%
• Adams = 6th POTUS!
The Split of the Democrat -Republicans
• 1824
– J.Q. Adams and Henry Clay lead the Democrat –
Republicans in the White House
– Andrew Jackson leaves the party and starts his
own.
• Called the “Democrats”.
– Believed in conservative America.
» The average American citizen needs to be able to survive!
• Must eliminate Native Americans.
• Slavery must remain.
Election of 1828
• J.Q. Adams (DemRepublicans)
• Terrible POTUS that nobody
liked
• Boring and stuck up like his dad!
vs.
• Andrew Jackson (Democrats)
– Jackson wins in landslide to
become the 7th POTUS.
• Last POTUS to have lived during
American Revolution.
The Age of Jackson
• Pres. Jackson’s
supporters were:
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Poor
Hard working
From the frontier
Slave owners
• When it was time for
Pres. Jackson to take the
oath of office…
– It’s time to throw a party
at the White House!
Jackson’s Oath of Office
Jackson creates the ‘Spoil System’
• Spoil System
– Giving someone a job because they helped you get
elected!
– What’s the down side?
• Maybe they’re not qualified for the job!
• Pres. Jackson’s response?
– Who cares?
» I hate all Dem-Republicans so they’re fired!
» Secretary of State:
• Martin Van Buren
• Why?
• Helped get Jackson elected!
Jackson as POTUS
• Now that he is POTUS
– Guess what he wants to
do first?
– Get the indians out!
• (1830) Indian Removal Act
– Authorized the removal
of all Indians living east
of the Mississippi River
• Where do they have to go?
– Indian Territory
» Area west of
Mississippi River
• Today is
Oklahoma…
Trail of Tears
800 mile forced march westward to Indian Territory
1 in 4 Indians die on the way…
Being President has a Price…
Review Questions
• Who wins the election of 1824 to become the 6th
POTUS?
• Who wins the election of 1828?
• What political party is born during the election of
1828?
• What is the Spoil System?
• What is the Trail of Tears?