1. The Rise of Mass Democracy:
1824 – 1840
Key Concept 4.2 Part III
& 4.3 Part II
Day 4 Board Notes
APUSH Mr. Buttell

2. What were the
democratic
trends
in the 19c?

3. Voting Requirements in the Early 19c

4. Voter Turnout:

5. Why Increased Democratization?
White male suffrage increased
Party nominating committees.
Voters chose their state’s slate of Presidential electors.
Spoils system.
Rise of Third Parties.
Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc.)
Two-party system returned in the 1832 election:
Dem-Reps  Natl. Reps.(1828)  Whigs (1832)  Republicans (1854)
Democrats (1828)

6. What were
the key issues
in 1828?

7. “Tariff of Abominations”

8. 1828 Election Results

9. The New “Jackson Coalition”
The Planter Elite in the South
People on the Frontier
State Politicians – spoils system
Immigrants in the cities.

10. The
Nullification
Crisis

11. Nullification Theory
South Carolina legislature denounces Tariff of They declare it null and void.
Compact Theory again??
Jackson favored states’ rights—but not disunion

12. Sen. Daniel Webster [MA]
Webster-Hayne Debate, 1830
Sen. Daniel Webster [MA]
Sen. Robert Hayne [SC]

13. 1830 Webster: Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.
Jackson: Our Federal Union—it must be preserved.
Calhoun: The Union, next to our liberties,most dear.

14. 1832 Tariff Conflict 1828 --> “Tariff of Abomination”
> new tariff
South Carolina’s reaction?
South Carolina Exposition-forbid the collection of tariffs. (written by Calhoun)
Jackson’s response?
Force Bill passed, Jackson ready to attack South Carolina.
Clay’s “Compromise” Tariff of 1833?
South Carolina felt vindicated and rescinded nullification

15. Jackson's
Native-American
Policy

16. Indian Removal Jackson’s Goal? 1830  Indian Removal Act
Cherokee Nation v. GA (1831) * “domestic dependent nation”
Worcester v. GA (1832)
Jackson: John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!

17. The Cherokee Nation After 1820

18. Indian Removal

19. Renewing
the Charter
of the
1st National Bank

20. The National Bank Debate
President Jackson
Nicholas Biddle
Henry Clay
Roger Taney

21. The “Monster” Is Destroyed!
“pet banks”?
1832  Jackson vetoed the extension of the 2nd National Bank of the United States.
1836  the charter expired.
1841  the bank went bankrupt!

22. An 1832 Cartoon:
“King Andrew”?

23. 1832 Election Results
Main
Issue?

24. Results of the Specie Circular
Banknotes loose their value.
Land sales plummeted.
Credit not available.
Businesses began to fail.
Unemployment rose.
The Panic of 1837!