Influence of Jackson on Politics in America: 1816-1840

JQA, 1825-1829 •“Tainted Election”•Great Sec of State•Personality and skills not presidential•First elected w/out majority•National University•Astronomical Observatory•Internal improvements•Supported Cherokee rights•Tariff of Abominations

Denmark Vesey, leader of 1822 Slave revolt in South Carolina

Slave Revolts in America

1739 Stono Rebellion1800 Gabiel Prosser1822 Denmark Vesey1831 Nat Turner1839 Amistad

1824: British abolitionof slavery

Vote on the Tariff of 1824:Raised tariff rates 23% to 37%

Tariff of Abominations, 1828…….raised from 37% to 45%

Henry Clay, Kentucky Senator

American SystemJQA’s VPPresidential hopefulTariff of Abominations supporterJackson’s arch enemyFounder of the Whig Party

Let it stand as a principle that government originates from the people; but Let the people be taught…….that they are not able to govern themselves.”

-Jeremy Belknap, New England Clegyman

“Whenever the real power in government lies, there is a real danger of oppression. In our Government the real power lies in the majority of the community….”

-James Madison, Federalist #10

“Democracy is the worst of all political evils”-Elbridge Gerry

The mob begin to think and reason. Poor reptiles!......They bask in the sun, and Ere noon they will bite, depend upon it. The gentry begin to fear this.”

-Gouvernour Morris (wrote preamble of Constitution)

“Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” -John Adams

“The people who own the country ought to govern it.”-John Jay

Davey Crockett, Tennessee Congressman

Andrew Jackson: The inauguration of the “New Democracy”•Universal Manhood Suffrage•Power of the West, frontier aristocrat•Spoils System, patronage, “Rotation System”•Kitchen Cabinet (6 officials, 13 others

Andrew Jackson, founder of the Modern Democratic partyJackass…….Jackson……..hmmmmm

Andrew Jackson Badass Fact #5

In 1835, a would-be assassin pulled a pistol on Andrew Jackson as he was walking through the Capitol. He pointed it at Jackson and pulled the trigger at point-blank range, but nothing happened. Jackson's aides were stunned -- it was the first assassination attempt on a US President in history.                                                                                                                                                                                        The man, Richard Lawrence, then pulled another pistol and attempted to

shoot, but Andrew Jackson, ever the badass, pulled out his cane and beat him down. Today, Andrew Jackson remains the only President man enough to have beat up his own assassin.

In 1835, a would-be assassin pulled a pistol on Andrew Jackson as he was walking through the Capitol. He pointed it at Jackson and pulled the trigger at point-blank range, but nothing happened. Jackson's aides were stunned – it was the first assassination attempt on a US President in history.

The man, Richard Lawrence, then pulled another pistol and attempted to shoot, but Andrew Jackson, ever the badass, pulled out his cane and beat him down. Today, Andrew Jackson remains the only President to have beat up his own assassin.

Jackson’s First Term…..•Crazy inaugural party•Kitchen Cabinet•Spoils System•Peggy Eaton Affair iso Calhoun•Maysville Road veto•South Carolina Exposition leadsTo Calhoun’s resignation

John C Calhoun

Jackson’s VPwrites “South Carolina Exposition”Espousing nullification over the Tariff IssueDisliked Peggy EatonJefferson Day toast, “Our Union, next to liberty, Most dear”.

Andrew Jackson &His new and improvedVP, 1832 edition: Martin Van Buren

“Old Kinderhook”“The little Magician”

“Liberty and Union, now and forever”

-Daniel Webster

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“Such grants [of money by the federal government] have always been [passed] under the control of the general principle that the works which might be thus aided should be "of a general, not local, national, not State," character. A disregard of this distinction would of necessity lead to the subversion of the federal system.... I am not able to view [the Maysville Road Bill] in any other light than as a measure of purely local character.... It has no connection with any established system of improvements; [and] is exclusively within the limits of a State [Kentucky]....

Source: Jackson’s Veto of the “Maysville Road Bill” (1830)

President Vetoes1. FDR 6352. Cleveland 5843. Truman 2504. Eisenhower 1815. Grant 936. T. Roosevelt 827. Ford 668. Reagan 629. Wilson 4410.Nixon 43 Jackson 12GW-JQA 10

Top Ten Presidential Vetos