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  ** New Democratic Politics  ** ** &  **     ** Andrew Jackson ** ** In the early nineteenth century, growth and change pulled the nation in two contradictory directions, toward both sectionalism and nationalism. **   I. Expansion & Suffrage  A. Westward expansion promoted change in voting rights.  B. New states extended right to all white males over 21  1. By 1820, most older states had followed  2. Main driving force was partisan competition for votes  3. By 1840, over 90% of adult white males could vote  C. Vote remained barred to:  1. Most free African Americans  a. Only 5 New England states allowed freedmen to vote  b. Many western states tried denying entry of freedmen  2. All women of any race  a. Men began to see their involvement as improper  D. Nowhere in world was right to vote so widespread (really?)  II. Election of 1824 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Marked an end to Monroe’s “Era of Good Feelings” <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. 5 candidates from D-R party ran for president <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. Each candidate was identified with a region: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3. Top two were Adams & Jackson <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Neither had majority of electorate <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. Clay gave support to Adams, so Adams won <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c.  <span style="height: 105.35pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 384.75pt; margin-top: 17.15pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 119.7pt; z-index: 2;">  Adams named Clay Sec. Of State, Jackson accused them of a “**Corrupt Bargain**” <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> III. Organizing **Popular Politics** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Van Buren led new campaign philosophy <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">** 1. **** New party system  ** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Crucial element was its mass appeal <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. Appealed to popular issues <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> c. Massive campaigns: rallies, parades, popular candidates <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. New parties demanded loyalty from members & voters <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Politics became conversation topic for men of every class <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> IV. Election of 1828 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Dem. Repubs. (Jackson) v. National Repubs. (Adams) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. ** Dem. Repubs. said it was ** **democracy vs. lordly aristocracy** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. ** Nat. Repubs. said Jackson was ** **an illiterate backwoodsman, dueling murderer, & adulterer** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> B. Jackson won <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. Interpreted as victory for the common man. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Regional organizations worked together to elect Jackson. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> V. Popular figure <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Fierce hostility came to symbolize frontier independence. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> B. Little experience didn’t matter in age of popular politics. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> C. Some called him the beginning of “the reign of King Mob”. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> VI. ** Spoils ** **System** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Jackson gave federal positions to party loyalists as reward. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. Brought common state practice to national level. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. Positions he replaced were actually few (10%) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> VII. Nation’s Leader vs. Sectional Spokesmen <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Jackson believed president should dominate the govt. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> B. Faced Congress full of strong, sectional leaders: <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. <span style="height: 63pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -0.35pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 55.85pt; z-index: 3;"> ** John Calhoun ** = South <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Called the “Cast-Iron Man” <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b.  <span style="height: 55.5pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 42.75pt; margin-top: 9.9pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 52.7pt; z-index: 4;">  Supported expansion & preservation of slavery <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. ** Daniel Webster ** = North <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Great orator <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b.  <span style="height: 63pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 2.7pt; mso-wrap-distance-left: 1.5pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 1.5pt; position: absolute; text-align: left; width: 53.75pt; z-index: 5;">  Became main spokesman for northern, commercialism <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3. ** Henry Clay ** = West <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> a. Great compromiser <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 2in; mso-list: l0 level4 lfo1; tab-stops: list 2.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> b. Spokesman for internal improvements. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .75in; text-indent: -0.5in;"> VIII. Jackson’s Strong Executive <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> A. Dominated his administration <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. Mostly ignored official cabinet <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. He consulted informal group called “**Kitchen Cabinet**” <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> B. Distanced himself from other politicians <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. ** Eaton ** **Affair** <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> a. Sect. Of War married woman of bad rep. (Peggy Eaton) <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> b. Politicians’ wives shunned her <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> c. Jackson urged cabinet to force their wives to welcome her <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> d. Wives refused, further dividing Jackson & cabinet <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; tab-stops: list 1.0in; text-indent: -0.25in;"> C. Strengthened executive branch at expense of other two <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. Vetoed more than all previous presidents combined. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 117pt; mso-list: l0 level3 lfo1; tab-stops: list 117.0pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. Vetoed **Maysville Road Bill** of 1830 <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> a. Thought states should pay for internal improvements <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> b. Veto shocked Jackson’s western supporters <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 145.35pt; mso-list: l0 level5 lfo1; tab-stops: list 145.35pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;"> c. Told his reasons to the public & actually gained support