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Chapter 10

Published on Jul 11, 2017

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Chapter 10

The Age of Jackson 

Chapter 10.1

A New Vision of Democracy

Chapter 10.2

An American Lion

Chapter 10.3

Tribes Torn Apart

Jacksonian Democracy

Common Man 

The Rise of a Democratic Society

 Tocqueville - Everything Communal - Equality of Opportunity - Self-Made

Politics of the Common Man

Middle Class Increasingly Involved 

Universal Male Suffrage

New States Remove Qualifications - Increased Voting 

Party Nominating Conventions

 Open Elections of Representatives

Two-Party System

Campaigning on National Level

Rise of Third Parties

Anti-Masonic - Workingmen 

More Elected Offices

Fewer Appointments

Popular Campaigning

Entertainment - Floats - Bands - Food & Drink - Common Man 

Spoils System and Rotation of Officeholders

To The Victor Goes The Spoils - Rotating Door 

Jackson Versus Adams

 Shifting American Values

The Election of 1824

 Adams - Clay - Crawford - Jackson - Corrupt Bargain

President John Quincy Adams

Spending On Public Goods - Tariff of Abominations 

The Revolution of 1828

Personal Attacks - Nicknames - War Hero 

The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

Most Violent President - Ordinary Man 

Presidential Power

Frugal Jeffersonian - Mr Veto 

Indian Removal Act (1830)

Seen as Humane - Forced Natives West - Clash With Courts 

Trail of Tears

Death of 4,000 Native Americans 

Nullification Crisis

Nullify Tariff of Abominations - Threatened To Hang 

Bank Veto

 Jackson Calls Bank "Hydra of Corruption"

The Two-Party System

Democrats - Whigs 

Jackson's Second Term

Pet Banks  - Species Circular  

The Election of 1836

 Martin Van Buren - Whigs Nominate Three

President Van Buren and the Panic of 1837

Blamed for Laissez Faire 

The "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" Campaign of 1840

Another Modern Election - Namecalling - Slogans - 30 Days