Unit 2 Day 7 Jacksonian Democracy Quote: “I cannot believe that killing 2,500 Englishmen at New Orleans qualifies [him] for the various difficult and complicated duties of [the presidency].” - Henry Clay (Kentucky) Essential Question(s): Was American culture, during the Antebellum era, more unifying or divisive? Explain. Specified Content: President Jackson, States’ Rights, Whigs State Standards: Strand 1 Concept 5 PO 2, 5

Jacksonian Democracy During the mid-1820’s most states eased their voting requirements allowing more people to vote. In ,000 people voted, in 1828 about 1,000,000 people voted.

In 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected to the Presidency. Jackson despised people who came from privilege and championed himself as an average man.

In the 1820’s the issue of States’ Rights began to be debated. In response to an increase in the federal tariff South Carolina declared that States had the right to reject Federal laws and acts. A crisis will be averted but the issue of States’ Rights will return.

Politics will also be reshaped during this era. The Whig party will be formed in They believed in a protective tariff to promote US business growth, they wanted to use federal money to construct roads and canals as well as a federal banking system and a national currency.

Activity Write down the following questions on a separate sheet of paper: 1.What is Jackson holding in his left hand? What does this imply? 2.What does the cartoon suggest about Jackson’s attitude toward the Constitution? 3.How does this cartoon specifically comment on Jackson’s use of presidential power?

King Andrew the First (1832) first published in New York, author unknown