Goal 2 Part 2Jacksonian Democracy

Tension between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson*THE CORRUPT BARGAIN*

1824 presidential election John Quincy Adams vs. Jackson Jackson won the popular vote but

NOT the electoral vote; ….House of Rep.

had to decide the outcome! Henry Clay (Speaker of the House) HATED Jackson…so

Adams won the 1824 election (Jackson called this a corrupt bargain)

**The Corrupt Bargain ENDED the Era of Good Feelings

(Era of Good Feelings – 1816-1824)

John Quincy Adams as President:1824-1828 eased up voting requirements (suffrage)/ enlarging

the voting population

*****BEFORE = ownership of land proved you could vote!

So = Males can vote before 1824 ONLY if they owned land!

Left out: freed African Americans and women Less requirements for voting = the ability for certain

groups to express opinions!

In turn – larger voter population!

1828 Presidential election

Andrew Jackson wins: nickname “Old Hickory” Created a connection with the “common man” / states Adams’ “easing up” on voting requirements

actually helped Jackson win support in 1828! (common or ordinary people have a voice)

Jackson “I’m just like you”

Jackson as President (1828-1836) *********SPOILS SYSTEM******** to throw out former appointees and replace them

with personal friends! (from Q. Adam’s presidency) “GET YOUR BOYS IN THERE!” “kitchen cabinet” **** No longer an issue in the U.S(Pendleton Civil Service Act)Rationale / defense:

(1) People can approach the gov’t(2) Assured loyalty to the president(3) Increases Party support

*Removal of Native Americans* (ANDREW JACKSON) “Assimilation”-

The act of bringing in a less dominant culture into a more dominant culture.

Problem: Assimilation WILL not work (Jackson) Solution: Move Native Americans West of the

Mississippi River 5 civilized tribes:

Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, and Chickasaw (All Southeastern tribes) Civilized = adoption of European ideas (?)

“INDIAN REMOVAL ACT” 1830 The federal government provided funds to

negotiate treaties that would force the Native Americans to move West.

“FORCED REMOVAL”

Of Native Americans Trail of Tears

The Cherokee FIGHT BACK Worcester V. Georgia (1832)

John Marshall REFUSED to hear the first Native American case b/c it was a “domestic dependent nation” not a state or a foreign country!

SO, the Cherokee got Samuel Worcester (jailed for teaching Native Americans without a state license)

The Supreme Court HAD to hear the case (Samuel Worcester was a citizen!)

RESULT OF CASE: GEORGIA COULD NOT regulate any part of the Cherokee tribal culture

Jackson’s thoughts on Marshall’s decision in Worcester V. Georgia President Jackson HATED this ruling AND

disagreed with John Marshall…….

“John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”

-Jackson (on Marshall’s decision)

1828 Presidential Election Essay If you are an American citizen voting in the

1828 election, would you cast your ballot for John Quincy Adams or Andrew Jackson? Use / Consider the following:

Political experience of each candidate's background Relationship between federal and state government Where you might live – North or South

* You MUST use events discussed during lecture to form an educated opinion