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King Caucus

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Candidates are nominated by a very elite group and the people have little input

Until the 1830s with the Anti-Masons who make the first national convention

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Election of 1824

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3 way tie between Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford

People think Adams bribed them (Corrupt Bargain)

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Tariff of Abominations

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Protective tariff to help Northern Industry

South is opposed

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Calhoun’s South Carolina Exposition and Protest

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Nullification

States rights (Compact Theory)

Stated that if the tariff was not repealed South Carolina would sucede

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Election of 1828

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Jackson openly campaigned (new)

Mass democracy: more people can vote, moving towards universal manhood suffrage

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Workingmen’s Parties

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Locofocos

Jackson’s political alliances of eastern laborers, the South, and the West (common people)

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Locofocos

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Democratic New York radicals

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Jackson’s inaguration

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A literal party in the white house

Everything got out of hand

Fear of the mob

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End of the Caucus

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Jackson

Creates primaries and nomination convention

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Spoils System

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Jackson

Appoint based on support

NOT merit

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Martin Van Buren’s Albany Regency

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Group of democrats in New York

Becomes Jackson’s secretary of state

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Kitchen Cabinet

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Jefferson listened to a lot of informal presidential advisors

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Peggy Eaton Affair

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Peggy Eaton was shunned by Washington wives

Jackson stood up for her because of sympathy due to wife’s attacks

Most of his cabinet ends up quitting

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Webster Hayne Debate

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Debate the nature of the Union

States rights vs. federal rights

On protectionist tariffs

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Jefferson Day Toast

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Little Jackson Calhoun Showdown

Jackson, “Our Union, it must be preserved!”

Calhoun, “The union, next to our liberty, most dear!”

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Tarriff of 1832

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Protective tarriff that the South did not like

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South Carolina response to Tariff of 1832

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Nullifies the tariff within its borders

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Force Bill

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In response to SC’s nullification, Jackson stated that he did have the power to send in troops to collect the federal tarriff duties

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Compromise Tariff of 1833

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Drafted by Henry Clay

Gradually reduced the Tariff of 1833

Southerners were happy with this

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Maysville Road Veto

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Vetoed it because it was only in Kentucky

Not intrastate

Also, this was Clay’s home state

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Indian Removal Act

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1830

Forced the resettlement of Native Americans to the West

Cherokees affected by this

22
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Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Created to assist in removing the Indians

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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

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Cherokees were told they did not have the right to sue in an American court

“Domestic Dependent States”

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Worcester v. Georgia

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Laws of Georgia did not have meaning within the boundaries of the Cherokee nation

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Trail of Tears
1838 (after Jackson) US Army forced 15,000 Cherokees to Oklahoma 4,000 died on the way there
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Bank Veto
Clay got Congress to pass a bank-recharter bill to try to make Jackson look bad Jackson vetoed the bill Clay's plan backfired because people thought Jackson was taking down corrupt institutions
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Jackson's view on banks
They are unconstitutional They are controlled by the wealthy
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Role of the Bank of the United States
Cushioned the ups and downs of a national economy
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Nicholas Biddle
Head of the BUS Arrogant and aristocrtic
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Election of 1832
Clay vs. Jackson showdown Jackson wins big Whigs. vs. Democrats Anti-Mason party wins Vermont
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How did Jackson bury the bank?
He removed federal funds from the bank in 1833 Distributed them to pet banks
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Pet banks
Democratic banks that Jefferson distributed federal funds to Inflation and currency was a mess
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Specie Circular
Tries to real back inflation of pet banks Makes people pay for land in hard currency Made Panic of 1837 set in
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Roger B. Taney
The only Secretary of Treasurer that would submit to Jackson's wishes regarding the pet banks
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Democrats
Favored local rule, limited government, free trade Opposed monopolies, high tarrifs, and the bank Voters: southerners, westerners, small farmers, urban workers
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Whigs
Favored Clay's American System Opposed immorality, vice, and crime (blame immigrants) Voters: New Englanders, Protestants, upper class professionals
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Second Seminole War (1835-1842)
Longest and most costly of Indian Conflicts Took place in Florida Seminoles would not leave Florida
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Election of 1836
Jackson really pushed for Martin Van Buren Van Buren defeats William Henry Harrison
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Panic of 1837
Caused by rampant speculation of Western lands Van Buren passes the Divorce Bill
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Divorce Bill
Divorce the government from banking Independent treasury where government could lock up funds in vaults This way government funds would be safe Not very popular, repealed by Whigs later
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Problem of the Divorce Bill
Since funds no longer went into the banking system, there was no money to give credit
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Tejas
Mexico got its independence from Spain Austin brings American families to settle in Tejas Mexico bans slaves and required Catholicism Houston calls Tejas his
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Alamo
Texans hold off the mighty Spanish for 13 days Houston was not here, he thought it was stupid
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San Jacinto
This is where the Mexicans are truly defeated by Sam Jacinto's surprise attack
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Election of 1840
Harrison vs. Van Buren Voters are fed up with the party in power Harrison wins due to portryal as common man (log cabins)
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Importance of the Election of 1840
Shows how you need to get the support of the common man to win There is now a two party system in America
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Big changes in early 1800s
Population growth Roads, canals, steamboats, railroads improve transportation Industry is growing in the North Cotton gin makes cotton a cash crop Urbanization and industialization Women gaining rights to work and can have less children
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)
Charter granted by a state to a company cannot work to the disadvantage of the public Massachusetts could allow a charter that would diminish another company, because government is worried about general welfare of the public, not contracts

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