Opening Activity• Write a complex-split thesis for the following prompt: • Analyze the ways in which the political, economic,

and diplomatic crises of the 1780s shaped the provisions of the United States Constitution. • Example: Although some historians believe…

[counter argument here], it is more correct to say…. [your argument here]• If you finish early, start completing your 3 topic

sentences and facts.

Agenda

•Overview of Unit 3 Test• Survey•Unit 4 Lecture

• Theses DUE FRIDAY•Chapter 13 HW DUE Monday•Chapter 13 Quiz DUE Monday

Unit 4: The Jacksonian Era, 1824-1848

Section I: Jacksonian Democracy/ Age of the Common ManSection II: Market RevolutionSection III: Manifest Destiny and Expansion in the 1840sSection IV: The Second Great Awakening and the Antebellum reforms

Unit 4: The Jacksonian Era (1824-1848)Jacksonian Democracy, Age of the Common Man

The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response.

Economic developmentPolitics***Reform movements

Andrew Jackson – Democrat or Dictator?

Democrat? Champion of the Common Man? Dictator? “King Andrew”?

Election of 1824

Corrupt Bargain

Rise of the 2nd Two Party System

NATIONAL REPUBLICANS DEMOCRATS1. Adams, Clay and Webster2. Strong national govt.3. Pro-BUS4. Tariffs5. Industrialization6. Pro-American System7. Abolition of Slavery8. Wealthy should run the

govt.

1.Jackson and Calhoun2.State’s Rights3.Anti-BUS4.Anti-Tariffs5.Agrarian6.Anti-American System7.States determined slavery8.Protected the common man.

6th POTUS: John Quincy Adams (1824-1828)

Tariff of Abominations (Tariff of 1828)

South Carolina Exposition

The Changing Electorate

•Population shift and West becomes politically powerful

•Jackson appealed to the Common Man because he was one.

1790 voting

WMA 21 yrs. old, educated and property owner…….

Land easy to obtain, property qualifications and education dropped.

Voter Turnout: 1820 - 1860

Voter Turnout: 1820 - 186026.9

57.4

55.4

57.8

80.2

78.9

72.7

69.6

78.9

81.2

Caucus---small group of individuals who would choose a candidate

Convention---members from the political parties nominate a candidate. Eliminated, “King Caucus”

Direct Primary---allow registered voters to participate in choosing a candidate

Which of these would be the most democratic way to nominate a candidate for your party to run against the opposition party for public office?

1790 to 18281790 to 1828

1828 to 1900

Current System Used

Electoral Process

Why Increased Democratization?Why Increased Democratization?• Universal White male suffrage increased

• Party nominating conventions vs. caucuses

• Spoils system.

• Rise of Third Parties.

• Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc.)

• Two-party system returned in the 1828 election

• A candidate similar to the voting electorate

Election of 1828

7th POTUS: Andrew Jackson, 1828-1836

King Mob

Rotation in Office, or Spoils System

Kitchen Cabinet

Peggy Eaton Affair

Nullification Crisis

Opening ActivityPrompt: The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization?

Task: 1. Write a complex-split thesis for this prompt.

1. Although some historians believe…, it is more correct to say…

2. Choose whether you want to agree to disagree with the statement.

3. Use PERSIA to create the split in your thesis.

Tariff of 1832Compromise Tariff of 1833Force Bill

Bank War

Jackson’s Veto of the Bank Recharter

Election of 1832

Bank War Continues, or Biddle’s Panic

Jackson’s Pet Banks (wildcat banks)Species Circular Act of 1836Depression of 1837

Jackson’s Native American Policy

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1828)Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

Indian Removal Act (1830)

“Trail of Tears”

Birth of the Whig Party

The 1836 Election ResultsThe 1836 Election Results

8th POTUS: Martin Van Buren, 1836 - 1840

The Panic of 1837The Panic of 1837

Independent Treasury Bill (Divorce Bill)

Andrew Jackson in Retirement

Andrew Jackson in Retirement

Election of 1840

9th POTUS: William Henry Harrison (1840-1841)

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney Supreme Court Decisions

Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837)

Cooley v. Board of Wardens (1852)

The Jacksonian Period (1824-1848) has been celebrated as the era of the “common man.” To what extent did the period live up to its characterization? Consider TWO of the following in your response.

Economic developmentPolitics***Reform movements

A “Common Man” Era? Not A “Common Man” Era?