Andrew Jackson - The President who liked Dueling

Today we will look at primary sources: "The Monroe Doctrine" and "The Missouri Compromise".  We will also read chapter 13.

CHAPTER 13:  THE RISE OF A MASS DEMOCRACY

The "Corrupt Bargain” or 1824

Know:    Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, King Caucus, Corrupt Bargain

1.         What was unusual about John Quincy Adams's victory in the presidential election of 1824?

A Yankee Misfit in the White House

Know:    John Quincy Adams

2.         Was John Quincy Adams well suited to be president?  Explain.

Going "Whole Hog" for Jackson in 1828

Know:    Old Hickory, Mudslinging, Rachel Robards

3.         Describe the tone and tactics used in the 1828 election.

“Old Hickory” as President

Know:    Inaugural Brawl, King Mob

4.         What was there about Andrew Jackson which made him a man of the people?

The Spoils System

Know:    Spoils System, Rotation in Office

5.         Defend Andrew Jackson's use of the Spoils System.

The Tricky “Tariff of Abominations”

Know:    Tariff of Abominations (of 1828), Denmark Vesey

6.         What circumstances led to the passage of the Tariff of Abominations?

"Nullies" in South Carolina

Know:    Nullies, Henry Clay, Tariff of 1833, Force Bill

7.         Describe the nullification crisis.

The Trail of Tears

Know:    Cherokees, Five Civilized Tribes, Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Indian Territory, The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Seminoles

8.         What was particularly unfair about the treatment of the Cherokee Tribe?

The Bank War

Know:    Bank of the United States, Nicholas Biddle

9.         Do you agree or disagree with Nicholas Biddle’s nickname, “Czar Nicholas I?”  Explain.

"Old Hickory" Wallops Clay in 1832

Know:    Anti-Masonic Party

10.        What two things were unique about the election of 1832?

Burying Biddle’s Bank

Know:    Mandate, Pet Banks, Specie Circular

11.        "Andrew Jackson's killing of the BUS forced him to issue the Specie Circular."  Assess.

The Birth of the Whigs

Know:    Democrats, Whigs

12.        What is so alluring about being associated with “the common man?”

The Election of 1836

Know:    Favorite Son, William Henry Harrison, Martin Van Buren

13.        Describe the development of the second party system from 1828-1836.

Big Woes for the "Little Magician"

Know:    Martin Van Buren

14.        Why was Martin Van Buren unpopular?

Depression Doldrums and the Independent Treasury

Know: Panic of 1837, Speculation, Divorce Bill, Independent Treasury

15.        What caused the Panic of 1837, and what was done by the president to try and end it?

Gone to Texas

Know:    Stephen Austin, Davy Crockett

16.        What made Texas so appealing to Americans?

The Lone Star Rebellion

Know:    Sam Houston, Santa Anna, Alamo, W. B. Travis, Goliad, Lone Star Republic, San Jacinto

17.        How did Texas, a part of Mexico settled by Americans, become independent of both?

Makers of America: Mexican or Texan?

Know:    Moses Austin, Stephen Austin, Anglos

18.        Did Texans ever really intend to become Mexican citizens, or did they feign allegiance to get land?

The Log Cabins and Hard Cider of 1840

Know:    Log Cabin, Hard Cider, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"

19.        What does the election of 1840 tell you about politics and voters in America at that time?

Politics for the People

20.        Is the federal government today more concerned with the “common man” or “aristocracy?”  Explain.

The Two-Party System

21.        Who were the Democrats and what did they believe?  The Whigs?

Varying Viewpoints: What Was Jacksonian Democracy?

Know:    Frederick Jackson Turner, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Richard Hofstadter

22.        Explain at least three theories about what motivated the followers of Andrew Jackson.