Chapter 11 Flashcards
Who were the candidates for election in the election of 1824?
- John Quincy Adams
- William H Crawford
- Andrew Jackson
- Henry Clay
What do you know about the election of 1824?
- from 1816-1824 - one major political party
- in 1824, Monroe declined to run for 3rd term
- 4 different candidates decided to run (all had differing viewpoints)
What do you know about John Quincy Adams?
- Son of John Adams
- popular w/merchants in NE
What do you know about Andrew Jackson?
- hero of war of 1812
- born into poverty
- claimed to represent average americans
What do you know about Henry Clay?
- speaker of the house
- leader of War Hawks
Who won the election?
Jackson - he received most of the votes - no majority
-he ran w/ Calhoun against Adams and won
What is the “corrupt bargain”?
- Henry Clay met w/John Quincy Adams and set up a plan
- proposed to use his influence to ensure Jackson would not be elected
- Clay would be secretary of state
- Adams won and Clay became secretary of state
- THIS WAS NEVER PROVEN
What do you know about the Adams Presidency?
- worked to make his mark
- set forth legislation for improving roads and waterways
- also he requested funds for a Nat University and set up astronomical observatories and other scientific research
How did people feel about the Adams presidency?
-the plan enraged many
-most wanted to limit power
-Adams wanted to expand power
congress approved the money for roads, rivers & harbors but nothing else
What is plurity?
the largest share but not the majority
By 1828 the republicans split into what two groups?
- democratic republicans
- national republicans
Who were the democratic republicans?
Jackson
- small government
- more states rights
- supporters were immigrants, fronter, city workers
Who were the National republicans?
Adams
- central government
- government projects
- supporters: merhants, farmers
What did people think about John Quincy Adams?
- elitist who didn’t care about the common man
- accused -government funds (billard?)
- refused to attend inauguration
- joined in the mudslinging
what is mudslinging?
insults in politics
What did people think about Jackson?
-bad temper and violence
-accused of murdering 6 men
accused of stealing another man’s wife
-refused to meet with Adams
What is propaganda?
- campaign slogans
- rallies
- buttons
- events like barbecues
What happened at Jackson’s inauguration?
- thousands of “common folk” came to hear his speech
- crowd went to White House - trashed
- everyone was able to shake his hand
What is Old Hickory?
- given to Jackson
- grew up in a log cabin
- tough, hickory stick
- relatable guy