Transcript Guided Reading Activity 11-1
Guided Reading Activity 11-1
Outlining
I. The Election of 1824
A. Introduction – How many candidates ran for President?
- Four B. Striking a Bargain – Who selects the president when no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes?
- House of Representatives
C. The Adams Presidency – Why was Adams unable to achieve his policy objectives after the congressional elections of 1826?
- His enemies controlled both the House and the Senate
II. The Election of 1828
A. Introduction – What negative element was introduced into the campaign?
- mudslinging B. Jackson Triumphs – What were the results of the election?
- Jackson won in a landslide with 56% of the popular vote and 178 electoral votes
III. Jackson as President
A. Introduction – What qualities did Jackson have that most Americans admired?
- He was a patriot, a self-made man, and a war hero B. New Voters - 1. What did Jackson promise for all Americans?
-----”equal protection and equal benefits” - 2. Who could not vote?
-----women, African Americans, Native Americans
C. Spoils System – Who did the Democrats want to have government jobs?
- ordinary citizens D. Electoral Changes – When and where did the Democrats hold their first national party convention?
- 1832 – Baltimore, Maryland
IV. The Tariff Debate
A. Introduction – Why did American manufacturers welcome the tariff?
- The tariff made European goods more expensive, so Americans would buy American made products B. The South Protests – What did some Southerners threaten?
- to have some southern states break away from the United States and form their own government
C. The Webster-Hayne Debate – Who defended the Constitution and the Union?
- Senator Daniel Webster D. Jackson Takes a Stand – Did President Jackson support states’ rights or the preservation of the Union?
- Jackson supported the preservation of the union
E. The Nullification Crisis – What did the Force Bill allow?
- The Force Bill allowed the United States military to enforce acts of Congress