Chapter Eight The Age of Jackson

Vocabulary  Candidate: A person running for political office.  Electoral College: Group of people elected by voters to choose the president and the vice-president.  Inauguration: The swearing in of a president.  Industry: The making of goods on a large scale.  Majority: More than half.  Nominated: Named to run for office.  Tariff: A tax on goods brought in from another country.  Urban: Relating to a city.

Adams, the Unpopular President  John Quincy Adams was the son of John Adams, the second president. They are the only father and son to both become president.  In 1824, John Adams was elected president.  The Era of Good Feelings now has ended. Each region was developing its own interests.

Adams, the Unpopular President  The North: Industry was growing rapidly.  The South: Crop growing  The West: Exploration, Expansion, and freedom.

The Election of 1824  Each region had its own candidate.  New England States John Quincy Adams from Massachusetts.  Kentucky, in the West. Henry Clay  South Carolina William Crawford and John Calhoun  During this election they found after counting the electoral votes that no one man had a majority of the votes.  The Constitution states that the House Of Representatives must choose the President from the top three candidates.

The Election of 1824  Clay who was out of the race and gave his support to Adams.  Adams then had the majority and became the 6 th president.  Jackson’s supporters were angry because Jackson was a war hero and a hardy frontiersman.  Adams was a quiet man who never knew how to please the crowds.

The Tariff of 1828  Congress passed a bill that would put a tariff (or tax) on goods coming from other countries.  The idea was to race the cost of foreign goods and force people to buy American goods.  The North liked the tariff and the south and west did not like the tariff.  The Tariff of 1828 made Adams a less popular president for the southerners and the westerners.

Review Questions  Explain why John Adams was named president even though Jackson received more electoral votes.  The Tariff of 1828 raised the tax on what goods? What was the purpose of this tax?  Why did the northern states favor the Tariff of 1828?  Why didn’t states in the South and the West support this tariff?