1) Decide which category your image(s) of Andrew Jackson belongs to then clip them to the board. (Background or Presidency)

2) Pair Share- What can we learn about Jackson from the images? (record on ws)

DO NOW!!!

John Quincy Adams (Mass.)National Republican

Andrew Jackson (Tenn.)Democratic Republican

John C. Calhoun (SC)

Election of 1828 Video

Richard Rush (PA)

Take Notes-Candidates/ Parties/ etc.What did the campaigns focus on?Who won the election?

Election Results

What does a candidate need to win a Presidential Election? Jackson Democratic 178 647,286JQ Adams National Republican 83 508,064

Jackson’s Background• Parents die early (15)• No Secondary Education• Plantation Owner• Gambler & Duelist• Military Experience • Lawyer • Judge• State Legislature• Congressman

Age of Jackson1829-1837

Spoils SystemFires many Republicans Hires loyal Democrats

Kitchen CabinetRoger B. TaneyMartin Van BurenGroup of unofficial

advisors from the private sector media

Jacksonian Democracy

1.Nullification Crisis2.National Bank3.Indian Policy Video 4.Texas Question5.Specie Circular

Nullification Crisis!Obj- Rate Jackson’s Performance!Video Questions: 5 W’sWho- Jackson vs. JC Calhoun What- Tariff of 1828 caused dispute

b/t Nation & StatesWhen- 1829 to 1833Where- South Carolina (Represents

Southern States)Why- Argued that tariffs violate their

States Rights- oppressive & unconstitutional. South has the right to nullify the tax OR secede if not removed.

Jackson’s ReactionCongress Debates• Haynes (SC) “Liberty first, Union

afterward”• Webster (MA) “Liberty & Union,

Now and Forever, One and Inseparable”

President Jackson: “Our Union Must Be Preserved”

• Force Bill- sends in the military to make SC pay the tariff

• Clay’s Compromise- reduced tariff over the course of the next 7 years. (1833) RATE!!!

Bank War: Video

Whigs:Clay & Webster want to hurt

Jackson (Election of 1832).N. Biddle (Pres. of US Bank)

Press for the Banks re-charter.If… Jackson vetoes, the

people would be outraged & vote Clay.

Election of 1832Jackson (219) vs. Clay (49). Jackson used his re-election

as a mandate to kill the Bank.Bank: favored rich, interfered

w/ the economy, unconstitutional, weakened the States, and threatened the Union.

Killing the National Bank Plan: to move federal funds from the National Bank TO

State Banks. (Pet & Wildcat ) Sec. of Treasury McLane: refused & is fired; Jackson hires

William Duane but has to fire him too. Roger Taney- is hires b/c he agrees to do what Jackson

wants. Public funds no longer deposited in Bank of U.S. Pet Banks (Girard Bank of Philadelphia ) by 1833 23 banks. Banks: make unsecure loans & print too much currency (PANIC)

Video Andrew Jackson 1829-1837

Pair Share- How did Jackson respond? Do you agree OR disagree w/ his actions? If not, what would you have done?

Indian Policy Video • Indian Removal Act 1830- Advocated the humane

treatment & removal of Northwest and Southern Indian tribes, offer land west of the Mississippi.

• Black Hawk War May–August 1832• Second Seminole War- 1835 to 1842 • Second Creek War May–July 1836Debate: Do US Citizens OR the Native Americans

have the rights to the land.Worcester v. Georgia: the court ruled that the

Indians were entitled to their lands NOT Georgia.Trail of Tears (1837) Thousands (4) of Indians die

on their way out West. Song

Controversial PoliciesTexas• Mexico won independence from

Spain in 1821.• To encourage settlement,

authorities allowed immigration from the US. (1834- 30,000)

• Texas forces fought & won the Revolution in 1835–36 against Santa Anna.

• The Republic of Texas applied to become a State but was denied by Jackson b/c it would upset the balance of power.

Specie Circular• Executive order that required

buyers of government lands to pay in gold or silver coins.

• Result- demand for specie, many banks could not exchange

• Caused the Panic of 1837 which threw the national economy into a deep depression.

• Damage was blamed on Martin Van Buren, who took office in 1837

Jackson’s Legacy

Rise of the “Common Man”. (Voting Rights)

Power to the PresidentUnion over States Rt’s.No More National BankIndian RemovalFire Opposition, Hire

Friends Specie Circular (crisis)

Election of 1836Democratic Party- Martin Van Buren-

president Richard M. Johnson-

vice-president.

The Whigs unable to select 1 candidate named several. Strong local supportHope to throw the

election into the House of Representatives.

Next ElectionsElection of 1836 Video• Martin Van Buren Wins for the

Democrats (prosperity)• Panic of 1837 (Banks &

Businesses fail)

Election of 1840 Video• William Henry Harrison Wins

for the Whigs (1 month)• John Tyler fills in after death &

dictates like a Democrat