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    Election of 1824 & The Corrupt Bargain of JQ Adams & Clay Election of 1828 and Jackson's

    victory
    ● Only one quarter of eligible voters casted a ballot in the Election of 1824 but doubled in
    1828.
    ● Henry Clay convinced Congress to elect Adams so Adams could make Clay his secretary
    of state, which was called a “corrupt bargain”.
    Beliefs/Platform of the Jacksonian Democrats
    ● Thought Adams was a corrupt aristocrat.
    Jackson's Spoils System and Rotation of Office
    ● The Spoils System was to reward political supporters with public office.
    ● Jackson periodically replaced officeholders to allow ordinary citizens to play a more
    prominent role in government.
    Kitchen Cabinet
    ● Jackson’s unofficial group of advisors.
    The Tariff of Abominations
    ● Southerns were severely opposed to tariffs as the consumed many manufactured goods
    not of their own.
    The Nullification Crisis and South Carolina
    ● South Carolina’s resistance to tariffs on foreign goods.
    Force Bill
    ● Allowed president to use army and navy to collect federal tariff duties.
    Compromise of 1833
    ● Reduced the tariff by 10 percent.
    Indian Removal Act (1830) and the subsequent "Trail of Tears"
    ● Act - Provided transplanting of all Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River.
    ● Trail - Territory where natives would be free from whites.
    Worcester v. Georgia (1832)
    ● Ruled that the Cherokee Nation was separate and Georgia’s laws did not apply.
    Jackson and the Bank War (with the 2nd'BUS)
    ● Henry Clay presented Congress with a charter for the BUS so that Jackson would veto it
    and lose the election.
    ● Clay made the BUS an election issue.
    Nicholas Biddle
    ● First central banker.
    Platform of the Whig Party (anti-Jackson)
    ● Supporters of the American System, states’ righters, large northern industrialists, and
    evangelical protestants were associated with the party.
    The Specie Circular & The Panic of 1837
    ● Decree which required all public land to be purchased with hard money.
    ● Contributed to the Panic of 1837.
    The Texas issue (including The Alamo and San Jacinto)
    ● Santa Anna trapped two hundred Texans in the Alamo at San Antonio and wiped them
    out.
    ● Texans wiped out the Mexicans at Jacinto and captured Santa Anna.
    Sam Houston
    ● Commander in chief on the Texans.
    Election of 1840...Log Cabin Hard Cider Campaign
    ● Democrats launched a campaign depicting William Henry Harrison as old and content
    with a cabin and barrel of cider.
    "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"
    ● Campaign Song

    Was this truly an era that promoted egalitarianism among all of the American people?
    ● No, because it oppressed Native Americans with the Native Removal Act, black people
    were still in slavery and oppressed.
    ● The panic of 1837 led to headship for ordinary Americans.

    Analyze the social changes that gave rise to mass democracy in the U.S. Between 1820
    and 1840.
    ● John Marshall’s decisions maintained the legal foundation in the United States and
    emphasized federalism.
    ● Clay’s policies like the American System laid the groundwork for economic
    development. Clay’s contribution to the compromises was a big factor.
    ● Jackson’s spoils system allowed the “common man” to be a part of government.

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