1. What is the worst part of Illinois politics?

2. Andrew Jackson’s Presidency

3. Cause-Increased Voters Rights
Increased voter rights/suffrage
Property restrictions being removed nation wide
1824 ->355,000
1828 ->1.1 million
1840 -> Over 2 million
What could increased suffrage lead to?
Jackson elected largely by the lower class

4. Election of 1824 Jackson wins popular vote but can not win a majority
Decision goes to the House
Henry Clay decides to back Adams
Jackson looses
Seen as a corrupt deal
“The Corrupt Bargain”
Leads to very dirty election in 1828
Jackson will win

5. LANDSLIDE

6. Jacksonian Era Increased voter rights Increased Presidential Power
Spoils system
Political Conventions
Increased Presidential Power
Used the veto
The Force Bill
Westward Expansion
Indian Removal Act

7. Spoils System Jackson gave govt. jobs to political supporters
Reward for political activism
Still used in more local governments
Makes govt. offices less efficient
Loyalty over competence
Not new, but was exposed under Jackson

8. What makes some one “Civilized?”

9. Political Conventions
Replaced the caucus system
Members of Congress choose Presidential candidates
Political Conventions
Used today to determine candidates for office
Now done by voters in the state
Used to be representatives from the states
Expands political participation
Gets Jackson re-elected

10. The Nullification Crisis
South Carolina had invested poorly
Slaves as opposed to industry
Buy manufactured goods from UK
US had been using tariffs to support business
1828->”Tariff of Abominations”
SC threatens to secede

11. Crisis cont. John C. Calhoun is VP from South Carolina
Argues that states have the right to ignore law
Nullification
States had the right because they formed the union
1832 New lower tariff
South Carolina not satisfied
Passes nullification

12. Jackson is Furious Considers nullification “treason”
Passes the Force Bill
Allows the President to enforce acts of Congress with the military
Calhoun pushes a reduced tariff plan through
SC stops nullification

13. Jackson vs The Bank
The Second National Bank had been established in 1816
Regulate commerce
Bank for banks
Seen as favoring big business
Disliked in south and west
Backed state bank’s paper money with gold
States issued too much money
More loans at lower costs

14. Jackson vs The Bank cont.
Congress extended the bank 20 years
Jackson vetoed the bill
Big issue in 1832 election (Jackson won)
Jackson pulls money from National Bank
Slowly kills national bank (no money)
Spoils system (favors certain banks)
Transition to strict gold standard

15. Effects of the Bank “Monster”
Moves nation away from paper money
Ruins the value of current paper money
Massive inflation
Panic in 1834, but not long lasted
1836 requires land purchases made in gold
Slowed the economy
Depression of 1837 (Rivals great depression)

16. Election of 1832

17. Expansion of the Veto Originally used on a constitutionality basis
Expanded to a political basis under Jackson

18. Cherokee Seen as an independent nation
In the 1820 Cherokee become most “civilized” tribe in America
Written language
Newspaper (Cherokee Phoenix)
Owned land and slaves
Growing Christian population
Growing education movement
Adopt American clothing and architecture

19. Indian Removal Jackson campaigns on Indian Removal
Supported by lower class and westerners
Land seen as necessary for nations expansion
Agriculture
Had been fought for in the Revolution and War of 1812
Fear of Indians as well

20. Georgia Wants Farm Land
1828 Georgia passes laws nullifying Cherokee laws and independence
Georgians trying to move into Cherokee land
Cherokee unsuccessfully plea to Supreme Court
2 unsuccessful Supreme Court cases

21. “Rich Joe” Vann

22. The Cherokee in 1828

23. Indian Removal Act 1830

24. Cherokee Resistance Cherokee refuse to leave
Small group with out authority sign treaty
Cherokee forced to leave at gunpoint
Trail of Tears
4,000 Cherokee die
¼ of all who go

25. Growing Whig Party Born in response to “King Andrew”
Won’t beat Jackson
Will beat his successor Van Buren in 1840
Support infrastructure improvement
Power of congress over President

26. Was Jackson a Tyrant?