The Jackson Era Flashcards
plurality (vocab)
the largest number of something, but less than half
majority (vocab)
more than half of a total number of something
mudslinging (vocab)
a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make the opponent look bad
bureaucracy (vocab)
a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than elected officials
nominating convention (vocab)
a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
spoils system (vocab)
practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
the election of 1824 (event)
- one of the strangest elections in US history
- four candidates (andrew jackson, john quincy adams, william crawford, and henry clay)
- each of the candidates received some votes but none of them got the majority
- they all had what was needed to become president
- the winner of this election was chosen by the house of representatives
william crawford (person)
- secretary of treasury
- from georgia, support from some in the south
- endorced by former presidents (jefferson, madison, and monroe)
- had a stroke the summer before the election wich greatly hurt his chance of winning
john quincy adams (person)
- former secretary of state
- from massachusetts, support from new england
- criticized by his cold demeanor
- won the election of 1824
andrew jackson (person)
- won the popular and electoral vote in the election of 1824
- nationally known as a war hero
- claimed to be a hero for working-class voters
henry clay (person)
- from kentucky, received western support
- known as a war hawk and author of the missouri compromise
- speaker of the house
john calhoun (person)
- states’ rights advocate (south carolina)
- jackson’s vice president but they both had different views
- did not support tariffs
the tariff of 1828 (law)
- supported by the north(east) because european goods would cost more than american goods
- not supported by the south because they liked buying cheaper goods from europe (also lose business)
south carolina and the nullification act
- after the tariffs were placed, south carolina didn’t like or agree with them so it threatened to nullify it. after passing a law saying that the state would not pay it, they also said that they would secede if the federal gov. tried to enforce the tariff. jackson eventually lowered the tariffs but also supported the force act which stated that military power can be used to enforce federal laws. south carolina did nullify this.
nullification/nullify (vocab)
cancel/invalidate