1. A New Age in Politics What was the dispute over the election of 1824? What was President Adams unpopular?

2. Spirit of Equality Alexis de Tocqueville from France came to study America prison systems –Impressed by our democracy –Wrote Democracy in America

3. Spirit of Equality Suffrage: the right to vote White males with property –Changed to any white male over 21

4. Sprit of Equality Women, natives, and majority of African Americans didn’t have right to vote

5. Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams: New England Henry Clay: West Andrew Jackson: West William Crawford:South

6. Election of 1824 John Quincy Adams: National Republican –Son of second Prez –Graduate at Harvard –Served as secretary of state during war of 1812 –Very intelligent –High morals –Didn’t relate well to people Came off hard and cold

7. Election of 1824 Henry Clay –Speaker of the House –Skillful negotiator –Good compromiser –However not as popular as Jackson

8. Election of 1824 Andrew Jackson –Hero of New Orleans –Old Hickory: “tough as hickory” –Slave owner –Born in log cabin to poor farming parents

9. Who won?

10. Election of 1824 No clear winner in election of 1824 –Not candidate won a majority of electoral votes: more than half Granted Jackson got the majority of popular of votes –Had to pick a president from top 3 choices Clay was 4th he urged congress to pick Adams Jackson was mad he wasn’t picked –“corrupt bargaining” –Hurt Adam’s effort to unify the nation

11. Unpopular President Many people unhappy about election and took it out on Adams Wanted federal government to promote economic growth –Wanted internal improvements –Suggested building a national university –Most Americans didn’t wanted to spend there money on those things

12. Election of 1828 Andrew Jackson wins easily Slander in the campaign “corrupt bargain” –Adams was an aristocrat:upper class –Warned he was a dictator like Napoleon Bonaparte

14. Jacksonian Democracy Shift political power to west

15. New Political Parties Whigs –Was national Republicans –Strong federal government Supported tariffs Democrats –Was Democratic Republicans –Wanted a weak government Opposed tariffs, government spending,

16. New Political Parties Whigs –Tended to favor morals legislation, e.g. alcohol and Sunday work –Supporters Eastern business southern planters support Protestants Democrats –Skeptical about morals legislation, e.g., banning alcohol and Sunday work –Supporters Frontier farmers City workers Catholic immigrants

18. New Political parties Political parties developed a democratic way to choose their candidates so the vote wouldn’t be split –Caucus: informal meeting to pick presidential candidate What’s the difference between caucus and primary? –Nominating convention: delegates from states choose president canidate

19. History Channel - The Presidents(America), Part 2, 1825- 1849(part 1/5)History Channel - The Presidents(America), Part 2, 1825- 1849(part 1/5)

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