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7:3Age of Jackson
The “Corrupt Bargain”
• JQA v. Jackson• No majority of electoral vote = House decides• Clay/JQA make a deal-JQA wins
John Quincy Adams• 6th President• Republican• Supported Clay’s
American System• Signed the Tariff
of 1828-the Tariff of Abominations!!
1828 JQA v. AJ Election
• “Era of the Common Man”• More common voters• Inauguration at White House
Nastiest election ever?1st “smear” campaigns
• Buttons/songs/pamphlets attacking AJ– Marriage– Massacring Indians– Executing convicted soldiers– dueling
Jacksonian Democracy
• Political philosophy based on:– Stronger executive branch– Weaker Congress– Expand public participation in government– **Suffrage for all adult white males
Spoils System
• Rotation in office• Kitchen cabinet
President Obama’s Cabinet
Native American Policy
Indian Removal Act 1830Indian Territory
Trail of Tears
• Cherokee• GA to Indian Territory• Casualties of the removal
2012 Indian Reservations
7:4 States’ Rights and the National Bank
John C. Calhoun
• AJ’s vice president• SC
Nullification Crisis
• John C. Calhoun• SC threatens secession over the 1828 “Tariff of
Abominations• STATE’s RIGHTS: states have certain rights and political
powers separate from those held by the federal government that the federal government may not violate
Sectionalism
Northern manufacturers v.
Southern plantation owners
The BUS
• “The Monster”• Links government to
wealthy• Vetoes bill to extend
charter• Jackson Kills the
bank!!!