1. Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
Andrew Jackson:
Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Champion of the “Common Man”?
Essential Question:
Champion of the “Common Man”?
“King” Andrew? OR

3. What were the
democratic
trends
in the 19c?

4. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c

5. Voter Turnout:

6. Why Increased Democratization?
White male suffrage increased
Party nominating committees.
Voters chose their state’s slate of Presidential electors.
Spoils system.
Rise of Third Parties.
Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc.)
Two-party system returned in the 1832 election:
Dem-Reps  Natl. Reps.(1828)  Whigs (1832)  Republicans (1854)
Democrats (1828)

7. Evidence of Political Parties

8. Evidence of Political Parties

9. Jackson's
Early
Life

10. Jackson’s First Hermitage Residence

11. First Known Painting of Jackson, 1815

12. General Jackson During the Seminole Wars

13. Jackson's
First
Presidential Run

14. The “Common Man’s” Presidential Candidate

15. William H. Crawford [GA]
Jackson’s Opponents in 1824
Henry Clay [KY]
John Quincy Adams [MA]
John C. Calhoun [SC]
William H. Crawford [GA]

16. Results of the 1824 Election
A “Corrupt Bargain?”

17. What were
the key issues
in 1828?

18. Rachel Jackson
Final Divorce Decree

19. Jackson in Mourning for His Wife

20. 1828 Election Results

21. The Center of Population in the Country Moves WEST

22. The New “Jackson Coalition”
The Planter Elite in the South
People on the Frontier
State Politicians – spoils system
Immigrants in the cities.

23. Jackson’s Faith in the “Common Man”
Intense distrust of Eastern “establishment,” monopolies, & special privilege.
His heart & soul was with the “plain folk.”
Belief that the common man was capable of uncommon achievements.

24. The Reign of “King Mob”