1. Jacksonian America
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2. GUIDING QUESTION
The Jacksonian Period ( ) has been characterized as the era of “the common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterizations?
Consider: Political, economic, social developments
(based on 2001)

3. DOCUMENT QUESTION
Jacksonian Democrats viewed themselves as the guardians of the United States Constitution, political democracy, individual liberty, and equality of opportunity. In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820s and 1830s, to what extent do you agree with the Jacksonians’ view of themselves? (1990 DBQ)
(1990 DBQ)

5. Jackson’s Background 9 years old read DOI to town
13 messenger in American Revolution- Lost older brother and mother (blamed British)
13? Duels- Charles Dickson, Thomas Benton
Russel Bean
29 year old Jackson Unimpressed w/ Washington
1812- Old Hickory the “Hero of New Orleans”
Florida 1819
RACHEL

6. A. “JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY”

7. Population Trends: Westward Expansion, 1830
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;

8. GUIDING QUESTION
What accounts for the development of democracy between 1820 and 1840?
Changes in electoral politics
Jacksonian economic policy
Westward movement
(1996)

9. Presidential election, 1828

10. 1828 Presidential election Vote by county

11. Jackson’s first inaugural reception
Andrew Jackson's Inaugural, "President's Levee, or all Creation going to the White House" Cruikshank, Robert, , artist. Keywords: Credit: Library of Congress

12. Jacksonian Democracy= Cheese
A New York dairy farmer sent Jackson a 1,400 pound cheese. Jackson left it in the enterance hall of the White House for 2 years. In 1837 he invited the public to come and eat it. It was gone in 2 hours!

13. “JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY”
Andrew Jackson/ Kitchen Cabinet
“Democracy”/ Social Reform
Jackson’s Democratic Agenda
interests of the common man
limited federal government
western expansion and settlement
“rotation in office”
not necessarily the “spoils system”

14. Expansion of Political Participation
Reasons for increases in mass political participation:
Expansion of Suffrage
elimination of property requirements
Printed ballots
Political conventions
party caucuses
Candidates with popular appeal
Campaigns
Partisan Newspapers
The Expansion of Voting Rights for White Men,
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;

15. Voter Turnout Before the Civil War
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;

16. Expansion of Democracy
The Expansion of Voting Rights for White Men,
Henretta, America’s History 5e from

17. The Burgeoning of Newspapers
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;

18. The Rise of Mass Politics The Expanding Electorate
Andrew Jackson Travels to Washington (Library of Congress) Brinkley 10th

19. B. EMERGENCE OF THE SECOND PARTY SYSTEM

20. GUIDING QUESTION
Why did a two party system reemerge in the period ?
Major political personalities
Economic issues
States’ rights
(1999)

21. B. EMERGENCE OF THE SECOND PARTY SYSTEM
Democrats
Whigs
“The Great Triumvirate”
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
Daniel Webster

22. Second Party System (1828-ca. 1854)
Nash, The American People

23. Voter Turnout by Party 1824-1840
Nash, The American People

24. C. FEDERAL AUTHORITY & ITS OPPONENTS

25. 1. NULLIFICATION CRISIS “Tariff of Abominations” 1828 John Calhoun
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
Nullification Crisis
Nullification Act
Force Bill
Crisis Averted
Significance
John C. Calhoun
(Library of Congress)

26. The Nullification Crisis
“Our Federal Union- It must be preserved…”
Andrew Jackson
“The Union- next to our Liberty most dear…”
John Calhoun

27. D. INDIAN REMOVAL

28. INDIAN REMOVAL Changing Views of Indians
1790 to 1820s – treaties, foreign nations
Assimilation
“noble savages” vs. “savages”

29. Nash, The American People

30. Southern Indian Nations Before Removal

31. INDIAN REMOVAL Removal Removal Act of 1830
Blackhawk War – Sauk and Fox Indians
“Five civilized tribes” – Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Seminoles
Cherokees
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Worcester v. Georgia
“John Marshall has made his opinion, now let him enforce it”
“Trail of Tears”
Seminole War - Osceola

33. The Removal of Native Americans, 1820-1843
Henretta, America’s History 5e from

34. Indian Removal
Divine, America Past & Present 7e

35. THE BANK WAR (2nd) Bank of the United States Nicholas Biddle
“Soft money/hard money”
The Bank War
Pet Banks
Nicholas Biddle

36. 1832 Presidential election

37. “King Andrew I”

38. Assassination attempt on Andrew Jackson, 1835.
Richard Lawrence, an unemployed and deranged housepainter from England, either burst from a crowd or stepped out from hiding behind a column and aimed a pistol at Jackson, which misfired. Lawrence then pulled out a second pistol, which also misfired. It has been postulated that moisture from the humid weather contributed to the double misfiring.[50] Lawrence was then restrained, with legend saying that Jackson attacked Lawrence with his cane, prompting his aides to restrain him. Others present, including David Crockett, restrained and disarmed Lawrence.Richard Lawrence gave the doctors several reasons for the shooting. He had recently lost his job painting houses and somehow blamed Jackson. He claimed that with the President dead, "money would be more plenty" (a reference to Jackson's struggle with the Bank of the United States) and that he "could not rise until the President fell." Finally, he informed his interrogators that he was a deposed English King—specifically, Richard III, dead since 1485—and that Jackson was merely his clerk. He was deemed insane, institutionalized, and never punished for his assassination attempt.
Afterward, due to curiosity concerning the double misfires, the pistols were tested and retested. Each time they performed perfectly. When these results were known, many believed that Jackson had been protected by the same Providence that had protected the young nation. This national pride was a large part of the Jacksonian cultural myth fueling American expansion in the 1830s.

39. Removal of federal deposits from the Second Bank of the United States

40. The Petticoat Affair- Peggy Eaton

41. Presidential election, 1836

42. THE BANK WAR: AFTERAFFECTS
“specie circular”
Martin Van Buren
The Panic of 1837
Western Land Sales,
Western Land Sales: Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;
Van Buren Credit: Library of Congress
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
(Library of Congress)

43. E. ELECTION OF 1840

44. William Henry Harrison (Library of Congress)
ELECTION OF 1840
Election of 1840
William Henry Harrison
”Tippecanoe and Tyler Too”
Hard Cider and Log Cabin Campaign
William Henry Harrison (Library of Congress)

45. ELECTION OF 1840 “Hard Cider and Log Cabin Campaign”:
Harrison Campaign Poster
(Library of Congress)
CREDIT: "Harrison! and reform!!" Alton (no first name; no lifespan). One page paper flyer, Library of Congress, Printed Ephemera Collection: Broadsides, leaflets, and pamphlets from America and Europe . (No Reproduction Number.) Digital ID: rbpe

46. ELECTION OF 1840 “Hard Cider and Log Cabin Campaign”:
Harrison Campaign Poster
(Library of Congress)
CREDIT: "Gen. William Henry Harrison." George Endicott ( ). Campaign banner, lithograph, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ62-31 DLC (b&w film copy neg.)

47. Presidential election, 1840

48. Presidential election, 1840 Results by County

49. ELECTION OF 1840 Harrison’s Inauguration (Library of Congress)
HARRISON INAUGURATION:
TYLER:
CREDIT: "President John Tyler, half-length portrait, facing right." Reproduction of a print, between ca and 1865, printed later. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ DLC (b&w film copy neg. of detail)
Harrison’s Inauguration (Library of Congress)
John Tyler (Library of Congress)

50. Tomb of William Henry Harrison North Bend
Congress Green Cemetery nearby, with many of Harrison’s adjacent family and John Cleves Symmes

51. UNIT QUESTION
To what extent were developments during the period consistent with the vision of Thomas Jefferson and the Republicans, as opposed to the vision of Hamilton and the Federalists?

52. UNIT QUESTION
Historians have traditionally labeled the period after the War of 1812 ( ) the “Era of Good Feelings.” How accurate was this label, considering the emergence of nationalism and sectionalism during the period?

53. UNIT QUESTION
The Jacksonian Period ( ) has been characterized as the era of “the common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterizations?
Consider the following:
Politics,
economic development,
Federal vs. state power
treatment of Native Americans,
(based on 2001)

54. Sources Wadsworth.com: http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/
Brinkley 10e
Faragher, Out of Many, 3rd Ed.;
Divine, America Past & Present 7e
Henretta, America’s History 5e from