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