Andrew Jackson Henry Clay John Quincy Adams William H. Crawford No victory in electoral college Clay throws support to Adams Congress chooses Adams to Presidency

Strong central government High tariffs Unpopular president

Adams & Whig Party Jackson & Democratic Party Jackson wins the election

“It was a proud day for the people…General Jackson is their own President.”

“King” Jackson Democratic Republicanism Disdain for elites Spoils system

John C. Calhoun, VP South Carolina Null and void Henry Clay compromise

Bank of U.S. re-charter, 1832 Vetoed by Jackson Jackson re-election, 1832 Depression, 1837

Assimilation v. Removal Sequoyah Cherokee Nation v. Georgia Worcester v. Georgia

Indian Removal Act, 1830 “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it” - Andrew Jackson

Far from being a “country of tall trees, many water course, rich lands, and high grass abounding in games of all kinds,” the promised preserve in the West was simply a barren desert. - Pushmataha (Choctow Chieftain)

“Little did we anticipate that when taught to think and feel as the American citizen…we were to be despoiled by our guardian, to become strangers and wanderers in the land of our fathers, forced to return to the savage life, and to seek a new home in the wilds of the far west, and that without our consent.” - Unknown, Cherokee

William Henry Harrison, Whig Martin Van Buren, Democrat Death of Harrison John Tyler becomes President

More voters Professional politicians Campaigning Nominating conventions Dominant two-party system

Key terms: Whig Party, Henry Clay, Doctrine of Nullification, Bank War, Sequoyah, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, William Henry Harrison