1. Age of Jackson,

2. Rise of the “Common Man”
Politically not economically
Property owning restrictions for voting begin to fall (especially in the west)
Least complete in the South
Party politics

3. % of Eligible Voters in Presidential Elections
Brinkley, 10th Edition

4. The Common Man’s President

5. Revival of Two-Party System
Democrats
Gov’t should prevent problems for the average white males not create them
Rapid westward expansion
Whigs (Northeast predominantly)
One united national economy
West was a destabilizing influence
Industry is the future

6. Nullification Crisis
SC considered the Tariff of 1828 to be a “tariff of abominations”: raised $s on imported manufactured goods
SC considered secession
VP Calhoun tries to compromise with nullification

7. Calhoun’s Theory of Nullification
States decide constitutionality of laws not courts or Congress
Only if part of Constitution would state have to obey or secede
SC could refuse tariff

8. Jackson and Calhoun Timeline
Nullification causes rift
Calhoun resigns as VP; elected to Senate
SC nullifies tariff
Jackson sends warships to SC
Clay comes up with compromise
Crisis averted

9. Indian Removal Jackson thought NA impediments to white settlement
Black Hawk War
Trail of Tears

10. Trail of Tears

11. Removal Routes

12. The Bank War Jackson thought Bank was a machine for the elite
Earlier veto of Maysville Road in KY
Jackson took on Bank’s considerable power and its president Biddle
Weakened bank and waited for its charter to expire in 1836

13. Would be Assassin

14. Martin Van Buren Democrat; Jackson’s choice
Defeated divided Whig ticket
Surplus when elected
Not as popular as Jackson

15. Panic of 1837 Started by Jackson’s “specie circular” Lasted 5 years
Complicated causes
Independent Treasury created
Private banks can’t speculate with gov’t $