1. Electing Andrew Jackson

2. I. New Parties Democratic-Republican 1816-1824 1824 Election
Four D-Rs run for POTUS
Will H. Crawford = winning candidate
Other three = favorite sons
Andrew Jackson & Henry Clay = West
John Quincy Adams = Northeast

3. II. New POTUS Jackson = plurality, largest number of popular votes
No majority = THOR selects POTUS
Adams wins
Clay = Sec. of State
“Corrupt Bargain” - Jackson

4. III. Adams Accusation = shadow over presidency
First message to Congress = improve roads & waterways, build a national university, & support scientific research
Upset opponents = wanted limited role of fed. govt.

5. IV. Election of 1828 D-Rs split Jackson supporters = Democrats
Supported states rights
National Republicans supported Adams
Supported strong central govt.
Pro roads, national bank, economic growth

6. Mudslinging = method that uses gossip & lies to make opponent look bad
Slogans, buttons, & rallies
Jackson = most votes from frontier states & the south
John C. Calhoun runs with Jackson
Jackson wins

7. VI. Govt = Democratic Open govt. to people
Anti bureaucracy (govt. tasks carried out by appointed officials not elected ones)
1829 = Many federal workers fired, replaced with Jackson supporters = AJ said to be tyrant like
“To the victors & their spoils.”
Govt. with supporters of winner = spoils system

8. No more caucus system
Now = nomination conventions, delegates from each state choose candidate

9. Tariff Debate
Tariffs on European goods encouraged Americans to buy American made goods
NE factories liked it
S cotton farmers disliked it = taking European goods might hurt trade with Europe
1828 = high tariff passed
Calhoun says states can nullify
Jackson disagreed

10. Maysville Road Bill Federal funds for building roads in KY
Jackson vetoed
Entirely within KY = state project
Fed. $ must benefit entire nation

11. SC passed the Nullification Act = not pay “illegal tariffs”
1832 = lower tariff passed
SC passed the Nullification Act = not pay “illegal tariffs”
Threatened to secede
Jackson proposes Force Bill = use military to enforce federal law
SC accepts tariffs but nullifies force bill