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The Age of Jackson

I. Jacksonian

Democracy

1. Life was changing in the early 1800’s

a. In the North craftsmen were replaced with factories

b. In the South small family farms were replaced by wealthy plantation owners

2. People began to believe that the wealthy were gaining more power

3. Hoping for a change people rallied behind Jackson, hoping he would defend the common people and the slave states

A. Expansion of Democracy

1. Jackson supporters

formed the Democratic Party

2. The election was a rematch of 1824

3. The campaign focused on the candidates personalities

B. Election of 1828

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1. Supporters saw his

victory as a win for the common people

2. Jackson instituted a Spoils System (rewarding his backers with government jobs).

3. Relied more on an informal group of advisors called the Kitchen Cabinet

Jackson’s Inauguration

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II. Jackson’s

Administration

The Country is split into three

regions

The North

The South

The West

A. Sectional Differences

The North

The South

The West

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• Economy based on manufacturing

• Supported tariffs

• Economy based on agriculture

• Opposed tariffs

• Economy is still developing• Supported

internal improvements and sale of public lands

B. States’ Rights Debate

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1. A tax placed on

imports to make people buy products manufactured in the North

2. Made goods more expensive in the South

1. The Tariff of Abominations

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The North

The South

1. Led by Vice President John C.

Calhoun and South Carolina2. The South wanted the right to

nullify (cancel) a federal law they thought was unconstitutional

3. The South threatened to secede from the Union

4. Jackson threatened to send in troops

5. Calhoun resigned

2. Nullification

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1. Henry Clay offered a compromise – the tariff

would be gradually lowered each year2. Both sides backed down

3. Resolution

C. Jackson Attacks the Bank

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A. Many people felt the bank was

unconstitutional and only looked after the wealthy

B. Maryland tried to tax the bank – the bank refused to pay

C. The Supreme court ruled the bank was constitutional and did not have to pay taxes to states

1. McCulloch v. Maryland

A. Determined to kill the bank Jackson vetoed

the bill to renew it and moved all of the federal money to state banks

B. The bank failedC. During Van Buren’s presidency the economy

collapsedD. The Whig party defeats Van Buren with

Harrison

2. Panic of 1837