1. By Alyssa Bond and Kadee Johnson
THE ERA OF JACKSON
By Alyssa Bond and Kadee Johnson

2. THE CORRUPT BARGAIN Election of 1824
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
Henry Clay
William Crawford
1824
Election of 1824
Jackson and Adams were main candidates
Clay supported Adams in exchange for becoming his Secretary of State
All of Clay’s support fell to Adams
Adams won the election
Jacksonians claimed it was a “corrupt bargain”

3. 1828
Adams and his administration never recovered from “corrupt bargain” controversy
Jackson won the presidential election with ease
1828 ELECTION

4. JACKSON AS PRESIDENT: ERA OF THE COMMON MAN
1828
Man of the common people
Universal white male suffrage achieved; no more property requirements
“King Mob” to his opposers
JACKSON AS PRESIDENT: ERA OF THE COMMON MAN

5. THE SPOILS SYSTEM JACKSON’S KITCHEN CABINET
Those who were most loyal to Jackson were rewarded with higher positions
Loyalty over qualifications
JACKSON’S
KITCHEN
CABINET
Unofficial advisors of the President
Included Martin Van Buren, Roger B. Taney, and Andrew J. Donelson

6. WEBSTER-HAYNE DEBATE January 1830
Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts vs. Robert Y. Hayne of South Carolina
About western lands sales
Expanded into debate over tariffs and power of the states over federal government

7. Tribes were nearly wiped out even after surrender
THE BLACK HAWK WAR
Indian named Black Hawk led Sac and Fox tribes against U.S. after rejecting treaty
Tribes were nearly wiped out even after surrender

8. WORCESTER VS. GEORGIA
1832
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia state government
Georgia exercised control over Cherokee
Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity and could not be controlled by U.S. government
Ruling was ignored by Jackson

9. TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS
1832
John C. Calhoun resigns as Jackson’s Vice President
Become senator of South Carolina
Publishes doctrine of nullification
Calhoun and state convention declare Tariff of 1828 unconstitutional

10. FORCE BILL 1833 Congress passes Force Bill
Jackson threatens to use military force against South Carolina
The state reaccepts the tariff
FORCE BILL

11. THE BANK WAR
Jackson vs. Second Bank of the U.S. and its president, Nicholas Biddle
Bank’s charter was vetoed
Withdrew all government deposits and placed them in pet banks
Biddle raised interest rates and created state of financial distress, but his plans failed; economy and bank suffered

12. SPECIE CIRCULAR ACT
1836
Only gold or silver for government- owned lands
Assisted in triggering the Panic of 1837

13. TRAIL OF TEARS
1838
U.S. military moved members of the Five Civilized Tribes, especially Cherokee, to reservations west of the Mississippi river