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THE ELECTION OF 1828: BY: MEREDITH FEINMAN CAMPAIGNS AND EFFECTS
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Election of 1824: 5 men ran for President: 1.Secretary of State John Q. Adams, 2.Secretary of the Treasury William Crawford, 3.Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, 4.Speaker of the House Henry Clay, and 5.Andrew Jackson Jackson received 43% of the popular vote, higher than any other candidate, but only 99 out of 261 electoral votes
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONT. No candidate received a majority of electoral votes… so the decision fell to the House of Representatives House would only vote on top three candidates (which threw Clay out of the race) Clay made his support of Adams well-known, and consequently the House elected John Q. Adams as President
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION CONT. Line of Virginian presidents came to a halt Jackson and his supporters were outraged and nicknamed the election “The Corrupt Bargain” The Election of 1824 caused Jackson and his supporters to become extremely determined to win the next election
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1828 ELECTION Vs. Jackson Adams
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Son of the second president, John Adams, Jr. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1767 Highly educated throughout his youth, traveled Europe Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1802 Served as Monroe’s Secretary of State
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ANDREW JACKSON Born in a region split between the two Carolinas Had little education as a child Fought in the Revolutionary War as a teenager Went on to study law and became a lawyer in Tennessee Elected to the House of Representatives Mostly known for his accomplishments in the War of 1812
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CAMPAIGNS FOR PRESIDENCY IN 1828 Adams’ backing of controversial policies allowed Jackson to create a strong campaign accusing Adams of corruption Adams’ supporters tried to draw attention to Jackson’s scanty qualifications Jackson’s supporters fired back reminding the public of Adams background (not a common man) Election of 1828 brought about the first truly “mud slinging” campaign
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CAMPAIGNS CONT. “mud slung”: Jackson was called a bloodthirsty character and a budding tyrant Adams was labeled a corruptionist, an aristocrat, and a libertine Accusations also became deeply personal: Adams was called a “pimp” Jackson’s wife was called a slut, and his mother was accused of being a common prostitute
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CAMPAIGNS CONT. Fierce rivalry brought out the horrendous name calling A new political tactic was introduced: connecting with the common man Jackson used his background/past to connect to common voters and drew attention to Adams’ aristocratic background Jackson’s ability to relate to the average American gave him extreme popularity
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ELECTION OF 1828 Jackson won the popular vote (56%) and the electoral vote with 178 votes Jackson carried the whole southern and western parts of the US
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ELECTION OF 1828 With Adams’ loss, Jackson had gotten revenge for the “corrupt bargain” that had taken place four years ago Jackson was the first westerner to be elected and, at the time, was the oldest man to assume office Jackson went on to be loved by many Americans and was reelected in 1832
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EFFECTS OF THE ELECTION OF ‘28 Campaigns brought out a two-party political system that we have today Democratic Party was formed, still in existence today Politics started becoming nasty and mean in 1828, just like modern politics Tactic of relating to the common man was invented by Jackson, used today
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Freidel, Frank, and Hugh Sidney. "Andrew Jackson." Whitehouse.gov. Accessed November 18, 2015. Freidel, Frank, and Hugh Sidey. "John Quincy Adams." Whitehouse.gov. Accessed November 18, 2015. Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “Andrew Jackson: Campaigns and Elections.” 2015. Accessed November 16, 2015. Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia. “Andrew Jackson: Life Before the Presidency.” 2015. Accessed November 16, 2015. "Politics and a New Nation and the Age of Jackson." Www.ushistory.org. Accessed November 16, 2015. Swint, Kerwin. “Founding Fathers’ Dirty Campaign. Www.cnn.com. August 28, 2008. Accessed November 9, 2015. “The 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson and the Growth of Party Politics (4 Lessons).” Edsitment.neh.gov. Accessed November 16, 2015.
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PICTURES CITED americanhistory.unomaha.edu www.trinityhistory.org lincolnslunch.blogspot.com artnc.org dublinsmickdotcom.wordpress.com www.emersonkent.com history.house.gov www.smithsonianmag.com Video: www.history.com
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