1. Part 1: The Early Struggles
The Age of Jackson -
Part 1: The Early Struggles

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

3. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c

4. Voter Turnout:

5. 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. (Liberty, Free-Soil)
Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc.)
Two-party system returned in the 1832 election:
Dem-Reps  Democrats
Nat’l Republicans  Whigs (1832)

6. Jackson's
First
Presidential Run

7. The “Common Man’s” Presidential Candidate

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

9. Results of the 1824 Election
“Corrupt Bargain?”