Election of 1828/Pres Andrew Jackson Flashcards
What was Andrew Jacksons party and what was it made up of?
Democratic party
frontier, farmers, regular people, city workers
What kind of government and rights did Jacksons party favor?
strong state gov. + state rights
Who won the election of 1828?
Andrew Jackson
What was jacksons nickname and why?
Old Hickery by his people - strong as a hickory tree
Sharp Knife by the Native Americans
Jacksons Inauguration - 1829
Who participated at the White House Oath of Office?
Common man
What did the people do at the White House?
Trashed the place and acted rudely
Remember: 1st time working class and poor attend presidentś inauguration
Remember: 1st time working class and poor attend presidentś inauguration
Suffrage 1820s and onward
What is happening in the U.S?
New states are added - more voters - more votes for political parties
What changed in regard to suffrage laws?
Before (1820)- white males over 21 had to own property and pay taxes = could vote/hold office
After- all white males over 21 could vote
Define democracy + monarchy:
Democracy: gov. run by the people
Monarchy: dictorship where one person (king/dictator) has all the power
Who does not benefit from the new suffrage laws?
women, african americans, native americans
Define spoils system:
practice of replacing current go. employees w/ supporters of winner
Why was the spoils system a problem for the U.S?
Andrew Jackson supporters were not qualified
What was Martin Vn Burens position and was he qualified?
Vice pres + qualified
Define kitchen cabinet:
group of unofficial advisors made up of democratic leaders and newspaper editors met in W.H kitchen
Why was the W.H kitchen used?
kitchen cabinet was used for advice on how to run the gov.
Define nominating convention:
delegates from states chose party’s presidential cadidate
what did the nominating conventions allow?
more people to participate in the selection of candidates
What did VP Calhoun believe?
State rights
what did South carolina do w/ regard to the 1832 tariff?
S.C passed nullification act- will not pay illegal tariffs - S.C threatened to secede from union
What did Jackson do?
Jackson is given force bill - says will use military to make S.C pay tariff and not secede (S.C backs down)
