• Called “Called “Old HickoryOld Hickory””• Quick temperQuick temper• Flawless controlFlawless control• Passionate & SpiritedPassionate & Spirited• Tenacious driveTenacious drive• Successful lawyer and CongressmanSuccessful lawyer and Congressman• Ran for president in 1824Ran for president in 1824

When an advisor steps beyond his When an advisor steps beyond his boundariesboundaries

Thomas Hart Benton

A candidate required 131 electors to win the majority & automatically win the presidency A candidate required 131 electors to win the majority & automatically win the presidency

Many in the govt. believed it was a “corrupt bargain”Many in the govt. believed it was a “corrupt bargain”Many in the govt. believed it was a “corrupt bargain”Many in the govt. believed it was a “corrupt bargain”

Jackson believed the election was stolenJackson believed the election was stolen & the accusation haunted John Quincy Adams’ presidency

Jackson believed the election was stolenJackson believed the election was stolen & the accusation haunted John Quincy Adams’ presidency

John Quincy AdamsHenry Clay

Henry Clay was Speaker of Henry Clay was Speaker of the Housethe House of of

RepresentativesRepresentatives

Henry Clay was Speaker of Henry Clay was Speaker of the Housethe House of of

RepresentativesRepresentatives

After all the votes are tallied, After all the votes are tallied, John Q. Adams won vote, John Q. Adams won vote,

won presidency & appointed won presidency & appointed Henry Clay as Sect. of StateHenry Clay as Sect. of State

After all the votes are tallied, After all the votes are tallied, John Q. Adams won vote, John Q. Adams won vote,

won presidency & appointed won presidency & appointed Henry Clay as Sect. of StateHenry Clay as Sect. of State

““American System” Under AdamsAmerican System” Under Adams

Adams had many plans for his presidencyAdams had many plans for his presidency

Ideas like roads, canals, aid education & science, regulate natural resources

Ideas like roads, canals, aid education & science, regulate natural resources

All of his plans were defeated in Congress, led by Jackson supporters

All of his plans were defeated in Congress, led by Jackson supporters

Rise of the Rise of the DemocratsDemocrats• Supported JacksonSupported Jackson

• Mistrust strong federal Mistrust strong federal govtgovt– Against rule of wealthyAgainst rule of wealthy

• Favor states’ rightsFavor states’ rights

• Claimed to represent the Claimed to represent the “common man”“common man”

• IndividualistsIndividualists– Frontier Frontier pioneerspioneers– Laborers from big citiesLaborers from big cities– Promoted majority rulePromoted majority rule

RepublicansRepublicans Emerge Emerge• Supported AdamsSupported Adams

• Strong federal govt.Strong federal govt.

• Supported federal Supported federal programsprograms– Internal ImprovementsInternal Improvements– Road buildingRoad building– Second Bank of the U.S.Second Bank of the U.S.

• Merchants & farmersMerchants & farmers

• Jackson called them the Jackson called them the privileged, wealthy eliteprivileged, wealthy elite END OF PART 1

““Common Man” Comes Out to VoteCommon Man” Comes Out to Vote• Suffrage – right to voteSuffrage – right to vote

• Jacksonian Democracy – Jacksonian Democracy – spread political power to spread political power to all of the people and all of the people and ensured majority ruleensured majority rule

• 18281828, , 22 of 24 22 of 24 states states changed constitutionschanged constitutions– States allowed people to States allowed people to

choose presidential choose presidential electorselectors

– Not state legislaturesNot state legislatures

Voting Requirements in Early 19Voting Requirements in Early 19thth Century Century

Voter Turnout in Mid-19th Century

• Jackson’s wife died Jackson’s wife died shortly after his victoryshortly after his victory

• 11stst President whose President whose inauguration took place in inauguration took place in publicpublic– Not just CongressNot just Congress

• Jackson opened the White Jackson opened the White House for people to come House for people to come meet the President of the meet the President of the U.SU.S. .

• Party @ the White HouseParty @ the White House

• Crowd was rowdyCrowd was rowdy– Broke china, glassesBroke china, glasses

Jackson was angered with Jackson was angered with government corruptiongovernment corruption

Vowed to Vowed to “purify the departments” & “reform the governmentreform the government”

Jackson felt ordinary citizens could handle government jobs & replaced

many officials with his supporters

CriticsCritics saw this as the emergence of a tyrant, & they called him “King Andrew I”called him “King Andrew I”

Technically, Jackson removed only 919 of 10,093 employees on the federal payroll

True showing of how Jackson spoke freely without reservation of criticsJackson spoke freely without reservation of critics