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Kahoot Current Events CNN Student News Andrew Jackson Lecture
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Politics of the People Chapter 12 sec. 1 & 2
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Election of 1824 Due to the sectionalism of the time this becomes one of the most heated and controversial elections The Dem.Rep. Party split apart – J.Q. Adams – N.E. – William Crawford – Georgia – Henry Clay – West – Andrew Jackson – Military hero from Tennessee
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Jackson won the popular vote, but not a majority of the electoral votes The House of Reps. had to choose the President from the top three candidates – Clay was fourth so he gave his support to J.Q. who won the Presidency
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J.Q. Adams made Henry Clay his Sec. of State. A.J.’s supporters were outraged accused Adams of making a “corrupt bargain”.
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Jacksonian Democracy Democratic Republican Party split – Jackson’s supporters made up the Dem. Party – Adams’ supporters made up the Republican Party. Jackson campaigned for majority rule and spreading political power – Jacksonian Democracy
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Expansion of Voting Rights Starting during the Jefferson Era, voting restrictions begun to be lifted – By 1828, you no long had to be a land owner and a tax payer – Voting was still limited to adult white males
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Dirty Politics Political slander hurts both men Jackson is accused of being a murderer and an adulterer JQ Adams accused of being a pimp
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Election of 1828 Jackson won by a landslide – He was know as the people’s pres. – Fought in Rev. War at the age of 13 POW – Hated the British and fought against them during the War of 1812 – Battle of N.O. Earned the nickname “Old Hickory”
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Jackson’s wife died before the inauguration – A.J. blamed it on the campaign attacks on her reputation Andrew Jackson replaced many Gov. Officials with his supporters – spoils system
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A.J.’s Policy Toward N.A.s Since the 1600’s – white settlers pushed N.A.s westward as they took more and more of their land By the 1820’s – only about 100,000 N.A.s remained east of the Mississippi River – Most were in the Southeast – Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek & Seminole
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The Cherokee Nation The Cherokee had tried to assimilate into white culture – western dress, farmed, ranched 1827 – adopted a constitution 1828 – Gold was discovered on the Cherokee land in Georgia – Fed. Gov. planned to remove all N.A.s from the S.E.
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Jackson’s Removal Policy Jackson saw the N.A.s as a conquered people living in the U.S. A.J. asked congress to pass a law that required N.A.s to either move west or submit to state law 1830 – Congress passed the Indian Removal Act
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Trail of Tears Indians would be moved to the Indian Territory – Oklahoma and parts of Kansas and Nebraska The Cherokee appealed to the Supreme Court to protect their land in GA. – Court said GA couldn’t take N.A. land – Jackson and GA ignored the Supreme Court
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1838 – federal troops rounded up 16,000 Cherokee & forced them into camps During the fall & winter of ‘38 & ‘39 they were forced to march west in the cold, rain, and snow – The Cherokee had inadequate clothing – ¼ died on the journey – Became known as the Trail of Tears
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Today’s assignment Complete Chapter 12 Vocab Page 373 (#’s 2-4) & Page 378 (#’s 2-4) Title: Chapter 12 sec 1&2
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