1. The Age of Jackson
Chapter 7.3

2. Tension Between Adams and Jackson 1/2
VS.
John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
Election of 1824, there would be a tie in the electoral college between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

3. Tension Between Adams and Jackson 2/2
House of Representatives would decide the election and under the influence of Henry Clay, Adams would be granted presidency
Jacksonians (common man) would form the Democratic Republican Party and would do whatever they could to sabotage Adams’ policies

5. Democracy and Citizenship
During Adams administration most states had eased their voting requirements
Election of 1828, nearly three times as many white males voted, helping Jackson gain presidency by a landslide

6. Jackson’s Appeal To The Common Citizen
Jackson spoke of the concerns of ordinary people
Although from Tennessee, “Old Hickory” was seen as a man of the people

7. Jackson’s Spoils System
Upon taking presidency he announced that appointees to federal jobs would serve a maximum of four years, anything longer would equal inefficiency and corruption
Jackson’s administration put forth the spoils system: in which incoming officials threw out former appointees and replace them with their own friends
Cabinet would earn the nickname “Kitchen Cabinet”, and would fire nearly 10% of former federal employees

9. Removal of Native Americans
White settlers typically had two attitudes toward Native Americans
displacement and dispossession
converting to Christianity, farming, and the white culture

10. The “five civilized tribes” would then pose another problem when farmers and miners began wanting their land in the Southeast

12. Indian Removal Act of 1830
Jackson did not believe that the Native Americans and the white settlers could live together, nor did he feel that they could remain in their original areas
1830, Indian Removal Act: the federal government would provide funds to negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi

13. The Cherokee Fight Back 1/2
The Cherokee nation would take the issue to the Supreme Court
Initially denied, the Cherokee with the assistance of Samuel Worcester would win recognition as a distinct political community in 1832 (Worcester v. Georgia)
John Marshall would rule that the state of Georgia was not entitled to regulate the Cherokee nor to invade their lands

14. The Cherokee Fight Back 2/2
Jackson would not enforce Marshall’s decision, eventually those Cherokee that were in favor of relocation were deemed the true representatives
Treaty of New Echota: granted the remaining 8 mil acres of land to the U.S. in exchange for $5 mil and land west of the Mississippi River
1838, under new president Martin Van Buren any remaining Cherokee Indians were forced from the occupied land

15. The Trail of Tears
Late fall of 1838, the Cherokee Indians would be sent in groups of one thousand on an 800 mile journey to their new home
Known as the Trail of Tears these were the hardships that the Cherokees would endure
nearly 1/4 of the Cherokee population was lost
government officials stole their money
outlaws made off with their livestock
the land they received in return was far inferior