The Rise of Democracy Chapter 11

 1822 Denmark Vesey conspiracy Significant Events  1824 Jackson finishes first in presidential race Chapter 11  1825 House elects John Quincy Adams president  1827 Cherokees adopt written constitution  1828 Tariff of Abominations; Jackson elected  1830 Webster-Hayne debate  Indian removal  1832 Jackson’s Proclamation on Nullification  1833 Jackson removes deposits from Bank of US  1834 Whig Party organized  1838 Trail of Tears  1840 Harrison elected president

A Changing Democracy Chapter 11 “We are taught that the highway to office, distinction and honor, is as free to the meritorious poor man as to the rich; to the man who has risen from obscurity by his own individual exertions, as to him who has inherited a high and elevated standing in society…” -Franklin E. Plummer

Equality and Opportunity The Tension between Equality and Opportunity  Opportunity and inequality of wealth  Meaning of equality Chapter 11

The New Political Culture of Democracy  The Election of 1824  Corrupt bargain  Secondary party system Chapter 11

The New Political Culture of Democracy  The Election of 1824 Chapter 11

The New Political Culture of Democracy  Social Sources of the New Politics  New attitudes toward government  Democratic reforms Chapter 11

The New Political Culture of Democracy Male suffrage in Europe and Latin America Chapter 11

The New Political Culture of Democracy  The Acceptance of Political Parties  Professional politicians  The new style of politics  Limitations of the democratic political system Chapter 11

Jackson’s Rise to Power  John Quincy Adams’s Presidency  Jackson’s election Chapter 11

Jackson’s Rise to Power  President of the People  Significance of the 1828 election  Jackson’s character  Spoils system Chapter 11

Eyewitness to History Andrew Jackson’s Tumultuous Inauguration Chapter 11

Jackson’s Rise to Power  The Political Agenda in the Market Economy  Demand for new lands  Sectionalism  Role of banks Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  Accommodate or Resist?  Changing nature of Cherokee society Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  Trail of Tears  Pressure for Indian removal  Cherokees fight removal  Removal of the Cherokees Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  Trail of Tears Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  Free Blacks in the North  Discrimination against free blacks  Black poverty Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  Free Blacks in the North Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  The African American Community  African nationalism  Economic diversity Chapter 11

Democracy and Race  The Minstrel Show  Appeal of minstrelsy  Deepening racism Chapter 11

The Nullification Crisis  The Growing Crisis in South Carolina  Denmark Vesey’s conspiracy  Tariff of Abominations Chapter 11

The Nullification Crisis  Calhoun’s Theory of Nullification  Minority rights versus majority rule  Nationalists’ theory of the Union Chapter 11

The Nullification Crisis  The Nullifiers Nullified  Idea of a perpetual Union  Compromise of 1833 Chapter 11

The Bank War  The National Bank and the Panic of 1819  Monster bank Chapter 11 “The bank was saved and the people were ruined.” -William Gouge

The Bank War  Biddle’s Bank  Central bank’s regulation of the economy  Hostility to the Second Bank Chapter 11

The Bank War  The Clash between Jackson and Biddle  Jackson’s veto Chapter 11

The Bank War  The Bank Destroyed  Jackson’s veto  Removal of the deposits Chapter 11

The Bank War  Jackson’s Impact on the Presidency  Strengthening of presidential powers  Use of the veto Chapter 11

Van Buren and Depression  “Van Ruin’s” Depression  Whig Party  Panic of 1837  Independent Treasury Chapter 11

Van Buren and Depression  The Whigs’ Triumph  First modern presidential campaign  Women take a new political role Chapter 11

Van Buren and Depression  The Whigs’ Triumph Chapter 11

The Jacksonian Party System  Democrats, Whigs, and the Market  Democratic ideology  Whig ideology  Democrats’ belief in limited government  Whigs’ belief in active government Chapter 11

The Jacksonian Party System  The Social Bases of the Two Parties  Attitudes toward the market economy  Religious and ethnic minorities Chapter 11

The Jacksonian Party System  The Triumph of the Market  Adaptation to new economy  Development of parties Chapter 11