Age of Jackson and etc. Flashcards
What happened in 1824 with the election?
John Quincy Adams was elected president
contested election
(he ran against Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, William Crawford)
In 1824 John Quincy Adams became president, who would be his Secretary of State?
Henry Clay would be his Secretary of State
What did Andrew Jackson feel about the election in 1824?
Andrew Jackson was bitter about losing, claimed Adams and Clay were corrupt
What was Jackson the first president of? And what was he a symbol of?
Jackson – first president who is not an “elite”
raised to a poor family, in Kentucky, orphaned young, rose up through the military
Jackson was a popular figure, and became a symbol of the American Dream
What happened in 1828?
Jackson ran against Quincy Adams, this time he won, began first of 2 terms as president
What did the Jacksonian Democracy depend a lot on? What did he want? And what did he do to make a “spoils system”?
Jacksonian Democracy - depends a lot on his personality
He wanted more power for the president, but smaller federal government
Spoils System - appointed people to his cabinet just because they were his friends
Sectionalism problems
West vs. North. vs. South
What did Westerners want?
Westerners really wanted land from the Indians, and wanted public land at cheap prices
What were Southerners against in the 1820s?
Southerners were against tariffs (taxes on imports) – helped the north, hurt the south
In 1828, what was the Nullification Crisis?
In South Carolina, senator John Calhoun disagreed with a tariff, so he claimed states could Nullify (ignore) a law they felt was unconstitutional
From the Nullification Crisis, what did South Carolina threaten to do?
South Carolin threatened to secede (leave the union) if the tariff was not repealed
What did Jackson not support?
Jackson did not support nullification or state’s rights if they conflicted with federal law – he wanted union preserved
Jackson vs. Native Americans - What happened?
Jackson vs. Native Americans
Indian Removal Policy was meant to move many eastern tribes off land white folds wanted and putting them in Oklahoma
Tribes: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole, and others from Ohio valley
What happened in 1838? How many marched and how many died?
Culminates in the Trail of Tears 1838 army marched 16,000 Cherokee to Oklahoma, About 4,000 died along the way
What did Georgia want to do? What did the Supreme Court say? What did Jackson do?
Georgia wanted to seize Indian land, Supreme Court said only U.S. government can do that – Jackson ignored court ruling saying “Marshall made his decision, let him enforce it.”
Jackson’s War on the Bank, what happened?
Andrew Jackson opposed a national bank, and in 1832 did not renew its charter
What did Jackson vetoe?
Congress voted to renew the charter
What did Supreme Court rule?
Supreme Court ruled that a national bank IS constitutional
Jackson felt it was corrupt, and so what did he do?
He took federal funds out of the bank – put $ in state banks
What did state banks do that started to shut them down?
State banks loaned out too much paper money, w/out backing it with gold or silver
When the banks loaned out too much money, this caused _______ – so many banks went _______, in _____ factories ______, people were _______, _______, and _________.
This caused bank panics – so many banks went bankrupt, in 1837 factories closed, people were jobless homeless hungry
When Jackson left office what happened?
When Jackson left office and Van Buren was left to clean up the mess
Whigs have __ presidents, then they _______
Whigs have 4 presidents, then they disband
What did mountain men open? What type of men/ what did they do?
Mountain men open the American west – single men, trapping/trading, not changing Indian way of life
