Early life Nashville Frontier Rachel Robards Horseshoe Bend New Orleans 1818 Florida Hero of the “common man”

The War of 1812

Andrew Jackson Winfield Scott William Henry Harrison Myth of the Militia NATIONALISM

John Quincy Adams and Florida The Seminole War

Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister

The “Era of Good Feelings” –John Quincy Adams and Florida The Seminole War Adams-Onís Treaty

Andrew Jackson 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty

The Election of 1824 –Henry Clay –John C. Calhoun –John Quincy Adams –William H. Crawford –Andrew Jackson

"I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is one of the most unfit men I know of for such a place. He has had very little respect for laws or constitutions, and is, in fact, an able military chief. His passions are terrible. When I was President of the Senate he was a Senator; and he could never speak on account of the rashness of his feelings. I have seen him attempt it repeatedly, and as often choke with rage. His passions are no doubt cooler now; he has been much tried since I knew him, but he is a dangerous man." Thomas Jefferson to Daniel Webster, December 1824.

The Revival of Opposition –Fall of the caucus –Selection of electors –Twelfth Amendment

The Revival of Opposition –The “Corrupt Bargain” Disputed Election

The Revival of Opposition –The “Corrupt Bargain”

Charles Dickinson Jesse and Thomas Hart Benton

Pronounced “Quinzy”

The Revival of Opposition –The Second President Adams –Adams and Clay National Republicans –Jackson supporters Democratic Republicans or DEMOCRATS John Quincy Adams (Library of Congress)

Old Kinderhook Nashville Junto

The Revival of Opposition –Election of 1828 –Martin Van Buren –Democratic Party –National, state and local organization –Rachel Andrew Jackson (Library of Congress)

Election of 1828 Candidates PartyElectoral Vote Popular Vote Andrew Jackson (TN) John C. Calhoun (SC) Democrat Republican ,286 J.Q. Adams (MA) Richard Rush (PA) National Republican 83508,064

The Rise of Mass Politics Jackson Inaugurated Mays Andrew Jackson Travels to Washington (Library of Congress)

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"I never saw such a mixture," said Joseph Story, then a justice on the Supreme Court: "The reign of King Mob seemed triumphant." Mays

The Rise of Mass Politics –The Expanding Electorate The Franchise Expanded Mays Participation in Presidential Elections,

The Rise of Mass Politics –The Expanding Electorate The Franchise Expanded Mays Participation in Presidential Elections,

Mays “Verdict of the People” by George Caleb Bingham 1855

Mays “Canvassing for a Vote” by George Caleb Bingham, 1852

Mays “Stump Speaking” by George Caleb Bingham, 1854

Mays “County Election” by George Caleb Bingham, 1851

Mays “County Politician” by George Caleb Bingham, 1849

The Rise of Mass Politics –The Expanding Electorate The Franchise Expanded Mays

The Rise of Mass Politics –President of the Common Man The “Spoils System” “Outline of Principles” Mays

The Rise of Mass Politics –President of the Common Man The “Spoils System” “Old Mr. Norse” Samuel Swartwout Mays

The Rise of Mass Politics –The Legitimization of Party The Two-Party System Mays

“Spoils System” Cabinet –Eaton Affair –Kitchen Cabinet Indian Removal Nullification B.U.S. Veto Mays

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