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Jackson Becomes President

Election of 1824 The American democratic system is evolving More people are participating Political parties are shifting and not clear

Four Candidates all claim to be Republicans; Henry Clay Andrew Jackson William H. Crawford John Quincy Adams

Corrupt Bargain Andrew Jackson wins the popular vote by a large majority but does not get an electoral majority Under the 12th amendment the House of Reps must decide the winner Henry Clay is speaker of the house

Clay is able to give the election to whomever he chooses Clay pushes the House to choose John Quincy Adams One week later Adams names Clay as Secretary of State Jackson’s supporters call this the “Corrupt Bargain”

Think Pair Share If the “corrupt bargain” happened exactly the way Jackson’s supporters said that it did, would that be wrong or unethical? 1 minute write down your thoughts 2 minutes discuss with a partner Share with the class

Adams Presidency Adams would struggle to get much done while in office due to his lack of popularity Less than 1/3 of Americans voted for him Many Americans did not share his nationalistic views

Election of 1828 Jackson vs. Adams Incredibly contentious and bitter election Jackson’s mother was called a prostitute and his wife was accused of adultery Adams was accused of corruption and “gambling”

Jackson wins the popular vote and the electoral college with support from the South and West Jackson’s wife dies one month later, he blames her death on the stress of the election

Nullification Crisis South Carolina attempted to nullify federal tariff laws When they failed to do so they threatened to secede from the union Jackson threatens to invade the state with federal troops and to hang members of the South Carolina legislature

Henry Clay steps in and negotiates a compromised tariff bill in order to keep the peace (1833)

Indian Removal Act 1830 Passed by Congress and signed by Andrew Jackson it compelled Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to move west onto a reservation The relocation was supposed to be “voluntary” but many Native Americans would be forced to leave their homeland

Trail of Tears Us Soldiers forced 15,000 Cherokee Native Americans to March west in the fall of 1838, 4,000 of them would die on the march

Bank War The Bank of the United States was up for renewal in 1832 Henry Clay gets Congress to approve it Andrew Jackson vetoes it because he believed that it was harmful to the nations political and economic health This sets the precedent that a president can veto based on political beliefs

Breaking the Bank Jackson began withdrawing federal funds from the National Bank and transferring them to “pet banks” Nicholas Biddle the leader of the bank gets angry and calls in all the banks loans This causes a devastating recession in 1837, but by that time Jackson had already left office.

Synthesis Should Andrew Jackson be on the $20 bill? Write a thesis.