1. 12-1 Jacksonian Democracy

2. New parties emerge 1824 – Democratic-Republicans split No winner
4 different Democratic-Republicans entered the race for U.S. President
William H. Crawford
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
No winner
None of the candidates won a majority in electoral college, so HOR had to decide

4. New parties emerge Alliances
Henry Clay agreed to use his influence in the H.o.R. to help Q. Adams win in exchange for becoming Sec. of State
Upsets Jackson and his followers
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams

5. Adams as president Decent job? VIDEO
Did not accomplish anything truly remarkable
Domestic improvements (roads, bridges, etc.)
Promoted a national university (did not succeed)
Reduced national debt from $16 million to $5 million
Most of his efforts were impeded by hostile Jackson supporters

6. Election of 1828 Democratic-Republicans split!
John Quincy Adams – National Republican
Favored strong central government (federal)
Andrew Jackson – Democrats
Favored state rights and distrusted federal government

7. Coffin handbill

8. Election of 1828
Jackson: 178 electoral votes Adams: 83 After the election, the Democratic Party was officially formed.

9. Election of 1828 video Jackson’s victory John C. Calhoun video
Received most of his support in the frontier and southern states (all loved state rights and hated big scary federal government)
John C. Calhoun
Served as John Quincy Adams VP, but switched parties to become Andrew Jackson’s VP!!!
video

10. Jackson as president More voting rights Starting fresh Nomination
Encouraged “equal protection and equal benefits” for all Americans!!! That is, if you are a white male American
Starting fresh
Almost immediately after entering office, Jackson began firing many federal workers and replacing them with people that supported his policies
To the victor goes the spoils
Known as spoils system
Only those supporters benefited from any new laws
Nomination
Jackson started nominating conventions
Gave more people the opportunity to participate in selecting candidates for president

11. Tariff debate Reminder Calhoun causing trouble!
N. like tariffs, S. don’t like tariffs
Calhoun causing trouble!
VP Calhoun believed that if a federal law was not in the interest of a state, the state could nullify that law
Jackson, although a supporter of state rights, disagreed
Nullification threatened the stability of the Union

12. Tariff debate VIDEO New tariff Jackson’s response
In 1832, Congress passed a lower tariff
South Carolina (Calhoun’s home state) refused to pay and passed their own Nullification Act
Threatened to secede if the federal government tried to interfere
Jackson’s response
Congress passed the Force Bill, which allowed them to use the military to enforce federal law
VIDEO