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During the 1830's, the United States was very informal in their behavior and class system. Universal male suffrage enabled more citizens to vote Changes in political parties, education, and newspaper circulation assisted the democratic trend. - Jackson believed in rotating the holding of the office.
During the 1830's, the United States was very informal in their behavior and class system. Universal male suffrage enabled more citizens to vote Changes in political parties, education, and newspaper circulation assisted the democratic trend. - Jackson believed in rotating the holding of the office.
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During the 1830's, the United States was very informal in their behavior and class system. Universal male suffrage enabled more citizens to vote Changes in political parties, education, and newspaper circulation assisted the democratic trend. - Jackson believed in rotating the holding of the office.
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Jacksonian Democracy The Rise of a Democratic Society • During the 1830’s, the United States was very informal in their behavior and class system • Equal opportunities among whites, and equal oppression of blacks • The ‘Self Made Man’ referred to someone who rose as far as his natural talent would take him, regardless of class • No belief in the ‘Self Made Woman’ Politics of the Common Man • New suffrage laws enabled more citizens to vote • Changes in political parties, education, and newspaper circulation assisted the democratic trend Important Political Changes • Universal Male Suffrage – All white males could vote and hold office • Party nominating conventions – In the past, candidates were nominated by king Caucus (A closed-door meeting) – Nominating conventions replaced this idea – The Anti-Masons were the first to support this • Popular Election of the President – A more democratic method of allowing citizens to choose the presidential candidate was enacted Important Political Change • Two Party System – Campaigns for president were now held on a national scale • Rise of Third Parties – Third parties drew attention away from other big parties, but never had a chance of winning the election • More Elected Offices – More officials were elected to office instead of being appointed (Like through the Spoils System) Popular Campaigning and the Spoils System • Public Campaigning – For the first time, presidential candidates made their appeal directly to the common people • Spoils System – Appointing people to public office still occurred. – Jackson believed in rotating the holding of the office Jackson vs. Adams The Election of 1824 • King Caucus had combusted • John Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson entered the presidential race • Henry Clay bought off voters to get John Adams elected, whereupon Adams gave Clay the Secretary of State • This was known as the Corrupt Bargain Policies of John Q. Adams • Supported internal improvements, universities, and corporate aid • Angered Jacksonian supporters Revolution of 1828 Cue the mudslinging!! • In response to the election of 1828… • Jacksonians accused Adam’s wife of being born out of wedlock • Adam’s supporters accused Jackson’s wife of adultery The Presidency of Andrew Jackson • Jackson won the election of 1828 • Heralded as the ‘common man’ • Role of the President – Counted himself as a Jeffersonian – Vetoed twelve bills – Vetoed the Maysville Road • Peggy Eaton Affair – Suspected of being an adulteress – Ostracized socially Indian Removal Act of 1830 • Jackson believed native Americans were sub- human • The Indian Removal Act was signed in 1830, which forced thousands of Indians to move their settlements • The Cherokee nation sued Georgia in Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia – The supreme court ruled that the Cherokee Nation did not have the right to sue in a federal court Nullification Crisis • Jackson supported the states rights, but… • Tariff of Abominations – South Carolina declared it void – South Carolina continued to void tariffs – Jackson demanded military action and stated that voiding the tariff was considered treason Bank Veto • Jackson believed that the Bank was corrupt and misused its powers • He declared it unconstitutional, and called it a private monopoly • Clay’s battle failed, and Jackson was re-elected with a ¾ majority Two Party System • The Era of Good Feelings ended with a new two-party system • Jacksonians took the name Democrats • Henry Clay lovers were called Whigs – Democrats • Based on republicans – Whigs • Federalists Jackson’s Second Term • Banks – Jackson vetoed the national bank, and took away all of it’s funding. – Preferred State Banks, which he transferred the National Bank’s money to • Specie Circular – Inflation occurred because of Jackson’s policies – All purchases were required to be in gold or silver, rather than paper – The Panic of 1837 threw the economy into a mini- depression The Election of 1836 • Democrats – Martin Van Buren • Whigs – Nominated candidates from three different regions – This epic-failed • Van Buren won! ‘Log Cabin and Hard Cider’ Campaign • In the election of 1840, the Whigs were more able to defeat the Jacksonians • Voters were dissatisfied with the way that they had made things • Nominated William Henry Harrison as the ‘humble’ man • Harrison took office, was inaugurated, and died a month later, whereupon John Tyler succeeded him7 Democrats Whigs Positions Local rule, limited Favored the American government, free trade. System, and opposed Opposed monopolies, immorality national bank, and high prices Voter Support Southerners Northern and Middle states