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John Quincy Adams 6 th President. 1825-1829 Democratic-Republican. Elections of 1824. Democratic – Republican split apart 4 Dem-Rep. candidates for presidency Sectionalism – each region supported a different candidate. Read page 369 – elections.
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John Quincy Adams6th President 1825-1829 Democratic-Republican
Elections of 1824 • Democratic – Republican split apart • 4 Dem-Rep. candidates for presidency • Sectionalism – each region supported a different candidate
Read page 369 – elections • Jackson won popular vote – people like him, but did not received a majority of electoral college vote • No one majority of electoral college vote – votes goes to House of Representatives • Corrupt bargain – “ cheating” Jackson thought that the election had been stolen from him • Henry Clay & Adams made a deal and Adams won…
John Quincy Adams • 6th President • John Adams’ son ( 2nd ) • Wealthy & Educated • Secretary of state for President Monroe ( 5th ) • Corrupt bargain election
Elections of 1828 • Adams VS Jackson (again!!) • Division of Democratic-Republican into 2 political parties • Democrats : Jackson • National Republicans: Adams • Mudslinging – vicious personal attacks • Jackson won!!! • Reasons why Jackson won • His background ( war hero/ self made) • Appeal to common people • Expansion of voting rights ( more people could vote)
Democratic- Republican Split Creation of new political parties Democrat National Republicans Adams Easterners Wealthy & Educated • Jackson • Western farmers • Common people • Majority rule • State Rights • Mistrust of Central Gov. • Supported by frontier people, immigrants & labors in cities
Andrew Jackson7th President of US 1829-1837 Democrat
Andrew Jackson • War Hero – War of 1812 • Popular as a “common man” – appeal voters • Poor background/ self made • Defender of common people
Jacksonian Democracy • Changing ideas about democracy • Majority Rule • Spreading political power to all people (voting rights to more people) • Reform government • Spoils System: give political jobs to his supporters • See chart on page 373 Comparing Jefferson & Jackson
Process: Jacksonian Democracy • Create an acrostic poem explaining Jacksonian Democracy ( Jackson’s Political ideas) Jacksonian D_________________________________ E__________________________________ M________________________________ O_________________________________ Common people’s president____________ R_________________________________ C__________________________________ Y_________________________________
Main Issues Main issues during Jackson’s Presidency • Status of Native Americans • Rights of states • Role of the Bank of the United States ( national bank)
Native Americans in the Southeast • White settlers “pushing” Native Americans to the west – American Westward expansion • Many Native Americans still living East of the Mississippi River. • White settlers wanted the Native American lands… not that many people live west of Mississippi – not “good” for farming, give it to Indians …
Jackson’s Removal Policy Indian Removal Act • 1828 - Gold found on Cherokee/Native American land in Georgia • 1830 - Indian Removal Act Jackson & US Congress wanted the land east of the Mississippi river to give it to the American settlers for farming & mining. So they signed a law to forced Native Americans to leave their lands and moved into “Indian Territory”
Indian Territory • An Indian Territory was created – territory west of the Mississippi river / now Oklahoma, Kansas & Nebraska • Indians were forced to move there / lost their land.
Worcester v. Georgia • Supreme Court Case Cherokee Nation / Native Americans vs. state of Georgia) • Background: State of Georgia passed laws to take over Native American lands. • Cherokee Nation sued state of Georgia • Decision: Chief Justice –John Marshall ruled Cherokees are an independent people, so they won’t have to follow Georgia’s laws • Jackson & state of Georgia ignored the ruling • “If Marshall ruled that way… let him enforce his ruling”… Jackson will not enforce the law!!!!
Trail of Tears • Forced march of Cherokee people- Native Americans from their lands in Georgia into a new Indian territory. (Oklahoma) • Many Indians died on the march . ( about ¼)
Process: Native American Status under Jackson’s Presidency • Create a comic explaining Native American status under Jackson’s Presidency • Include important event , people & places
Andrew Jackson Part II7th President of US 1829-1837 Democrat