“Old Hickory” & His Horde How was the inauguration of Andrew Jackson a symbol for his view of the “Common Man”?

Jacksonian Character Log Cabin… Military background Common vs. Uncommon Characteristics Character & will- qualifications (principle or personal spite) Jackson had “a judgment unclouded by the visionary speculations of the academician”

Election of 1828 Democrats- Andrew Jackson (178)- 642,000 National Republicans- John Q. Adams (83) 500,000 2 to 1 victory (Jackson won in the South- Indian removal policy- but fairly even in the North) According to Richard P. McCormick… national parties emerged with the main purpose of winning the presidency.

Inauguration As a symbol Voting requirements- free white males, 21 Office requirements- spoils system

Jacksonian Faithful “the duties of all public officers are… so plain and simple that men of intelligence may readily qualify themselves for their performance… no man has any more intrinsic claim to office than another.” Plain & Simple- Public Office Men of Intelligence- Positions

Spoils System Rotation or “Spoils System” Benefits or drawbacks? More gained than lost with new appointees

Age of Jacksonian Democracy Majority Rule Caucuses vs. conventions Common Man vs. Privilege Workers vs. Farmers Bank of the United States Reformism Kitchen Cabinet- Amos Kendall

The Cabinet John C. Calhoun- Vice President (Southern Split) Martin Van Buren- Secretary of State John & Peggy Eaton (her moral character questioned) The Eaton Malaria or The Petticoat War Resignation of all cabinet members except Martin Van Buren (but will resign but given an ambassadorship to England)

Indian Problem Assimilation (conform) vs. Genocide Protection (reservation) vs. Removal (Jackson preferred)

The 5 Civilized Tribes The Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminoles Sequoyah- syllabic alphabet Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831 Worchester v. Georgia 1832 “Trail of Tears” 1838