1. Jackson’s Presidency
& The National Bank

2. Objectives:

3. Andrew Jackson

4. Jackson’s Firsts

5. Andrew Jackson

6. Jacksonian Democracy Expansion of voting rights
Direct election by voters (at least closer to that)
Openness in candidate selection
Direct appeal to the voters

7. Conflict & Controversy
Jackson’s presidency ( ) was filled with conflict and controversy.
1830 – Indian Removal Act
1832 – Jackson vetoes the charter for the National Bank. The Whig Party forms in response.
1833 – The Nullification Crisis

8. The Spoils System

9. Controversy

10. The First National Bank

11. The Second National Bank

12. Jackson Acts Jackson vetoed the bill extending the bank’s charter
Jackson believed the bank helped the wealthy, not the common man
Jackson vetoed the bill extending the bank’s charter
He withdrew all federal funds from the bank
He put the money in state banks instead
Allowed the bank’s charter to expire
He believed that state banks would be more helpful for people

13. The Whigs Emerge

14. Jackson’s Displays of Power

15. “Of Veto Memory”

16. Fallout from the Bank War

17. Federal Reserve System