1. Do Now
Make a Monroe Doctrine political cartoon

2. Jackson Becomes President

3. Election of 1824 The American democratic system is evolving
More people are participating
Political parties are shifting and not clear

4. Four Candidates all claim to be Republicans;
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
William H. Crawford
John Quincy Adams

5. Corrupt Bargain
Andrew Jackson wins the popular vote by a large majority but does not get an electoral majority
Under the 12th amendment the House of Reps must decide the winner
Henry Clay is speaker of the house

6. Clay is able to give the election to whomever he chooses
Clay pushes the House to choose John Quincy Adams
One week later Adams names Clay as Secretary of State
Jackson’s supporters call this the “Corrupt Bargain”

7. Think Pair Share
If the “corrupt bargain” happened exactly the way Jackson’s supporters said that it did, would that be wrong or unethical?
1 minute write down your thoughts
2 minutes discuss with a partner
Share with the class

8. Adams Presidency
Adams would struggle to get much done while in office due to his lack of popularity
Less than 1/3 of Americans voted for him
Many Americans did not share his nationalistic views

9. Election of 1828 Jackson vs. Adams
Incredibly contentious and bitter election
Jackson’s mother was called a prostitute and his wife was accused of adultery
Adams was accused of corruption and “gambling”

10. Jackson wins the popular vote and the electoral college with support from the South and West
Jackson’s wife dies one month later, he blames her death on the stress of the election

11. Nullification Crisis
South Carolina attempted to nullify federal tariff laws
When they failed to do so they threatened to secede from the union
Jackson threatens to invade the state with federal troops and to hang members of the South Carolina legislature

12. Henry Clay steps in and negotiates a compromised tariff bill in order to keep the peace (1833)

13. Indian Removal Act 1830
Passed by Congress and signed by Andrew Jackson it compelled Native Americans living east of the Mississippi to move west onto a reservation
The relocation was supposed to be “voluntary” but many Native Americans would be forced to leave their homeland

14. Trail of Tears
Us Soldiers forced 15,000 Cherokee Native Americans to March west in the fall of 1838, 4,000 of them would die on the march

15. Bank War The Bank of the United States was up for renewal in 1832
Henry Clay gets Congress to approve it
Andrew Jackson vetoes it because he believed that it was harmful to the nations political and economic health
This sets the precedent that a president can veto based on political beliefs

17. Breaking the Bank
Jackson began withdrawing federal funds from the National Bank and transferring them to “pet banks”
Nicholas Biddle the leader of the bank gets angry and calls in all the banks loans
This causes a devastating recession in 1837, but by that time Jackson had already left office.

18. Synthesis
Should Andrew Jackson be on the $20 bill? Write a thesis.