Miss Springborn Team 6

Political changes in our government with the election of new presidents with new ideas on how to do things and we saw many new political parties emerge with different opinions Economic changes with new inventions and new ways of manufacturing things will bring about big changes in the average Americans everyday life And many Social changes taking place with new movements to make right the many things found to be unfair or unjust in our society and help groups that were not being treated right

Political Changes and Manifest Destiny in the Early 1800’s

Madison was nicknamed the Father of the Constitution During his presidency the British and French kept attacking American ships While France agreed to a deal with the United States, Britain refused The United States was still working under Washington’s foreign policy of Isolationism and many did not want to go to war Native Americans with the help of the British kept attacking setters in the western frontier as well.

On July 17 th, 1812, Madison with the help of the War Hawks asked Congress to declare war on Great Britain This was important because we were demanding Britain leave us alone but we also decided to invade the British territory of Canada We were totally unprepared for war and failed at trying to conquer Canada including the city of York (today called Toronto) which we tried to burn down The British marched south and burned down what is today Buffalo in December of 1813

Then in April of 1814 they invaded Washington DC and burned many places to the ground including parts of the White House Madison was the only sitting president to also serve as a leader the army during a battle when Washington was attacked They war will end and the US will have gained no new land and go back to isolationism policy

Francis Scott Key will write our National Anthem called the Star Spangled Banner during the Battle at Fort McHenry in Baltimore Andrew Jackson will become a war hero during the Battle of New Orleans which will also be one of our only victories in the War of 1812 Brainpop on James Madison

1817: The United States enters an Era of Good Feelings. This describes the time period around James Monroe’s Presidency. The country was united around this president and had a common vision for America’s future. Some key events from Monroe’s Presidency:

Monroe will issue what is known as the Monroe Doctrine, this document will become his greatest legacy This document will warn all European nations that the United States and the rest of North and South America are CLOSED for colonization A doctrine is a statement of official government policy

This speech made in 1823 showed that the United States would not stand for European interference in our part of the world Europe was angry at us for standing up to them. They wanted to use the colonies for a source of raw materials.

Monroe will also have to deal with a boarder crisis during his presidency between the United States and Spain over the border of Florida Monroe sent troops commanded by General Andrew Jackson to take control and protect US settlers Jackson and his troops will actually invade northern Florida in what is known as the Seminole War The Spanish will fight back but eventually settle to give the US control of Florida

Missouri wants to become a state in1820 There was great debate over the issue of slavery To compromise, Henry Clay proposed we let Missouri be a slave state and let the territory of Maine enter as a free state This will become known as the Missouri Compromise of 1820

John Quincy Adams (Secretary of State and son of former president) vs. Andrew Jackson (born in a log cabin, poor family, war hero) This election will become known as the Corrupt Bargain Jackson will win the popular vote BUT not enough electoral votes

The House of Representatives got to vote and pick the leader It is called a corrupt bargain because even though Jackson was the clear choice of the people, Henry Clay, the speaker of the house, backed John Quincy Adams Clay become the new Secretary of State under Adams leading to the cries of corruption Jackson felt the presidency was stolen from him and will spend the next 4 years campaigning to be the next president

Jackson will run again and this time beat John Quincy Adams The campaign between the two men will be very nasty and full of “mudslinging” He will become known as the Common Man and a President who was the people’s choice Jackson is a member of the new Democratic Party His time as president is sometimes nicknamed the Age of Jackson

Jackson was a very intimidating leader and had the nickname “Old Hickory” because of his strong personality There were some big issues during Jackson’s presidency, including: The Spoils System: Jackson’s practice of rewarding political supporters with jobs in the government Kitchen Cabinet: Jackson did not like the men he appointed to his official cabinet and often fired them for disagreeing. He instead relied on a group of trusted friends and supporters whom he often met with in the White House kitchen

Nullification Crisis: Jackson had to deal with many of the states fighting over the government with raising tariffs. This fight over states rights lead to a crisis with South Carolina threatening to break away. Jackson threatened to send in troops and South Carolina stepped down. WATCH CLIP ON THE TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS

Battle over the Bank: Jackson did not like the bank of the United States. Jackson did what he needed to let the bank die out. He believed the bank hurt the common everyday citizen and only helped out the rich. Jackson killed a new bank bill with his Veto and Congress didn’t have enough votes to override his veto. Jackson weakened the bank while president but later president’s will restore its power Brainpop on Andrew Jackson

Indian Removal Act: Jackson and Congress passed this act in It called for the forced removal of Natives in Southern states to newly created Indian Territories out West. This led to the Trail of Tears when Jackson called for the removal of 1000’s of Cherokee Natives from their homeland in Georgia to the land in Oklahoma. Many of the natives died along the way.