Essential Question Champion of the Common Man OR

Essential Question: Champion of the “Common Man”? OR “King” Andrew?

Voting Requirements in the Early 19 c

Voter Turnout: 1820 - 1860

Why Increased Democratization? 3 3 3 White male suffrage increased Party nominating committees. (instead of Congress choosing the candidates) Further expansion of the public sphere 3 Popular campaigning (parades, rallies, floats, etc. ) 3 Two-party system returned in the 1832 election (aka 2 nd Party System): § Dem-Reps Natl. Reps. (1828) Whigs (1832) Republicans (1854) § Democrats (1828)

Results of the 1824 Election A “Corrupt Bargain? ”

Opposition to John Quincy Adams 3 3 Some believed he allowed too much political control to be held by elites. Some objected to his support of national economic development on constitutional grounds. § Adams believed a strong, active central government was necessary. Ø A national university. Ø An astronomical observatory. Ø A naval academy. 3 Many Americans saw Adams’ vision of a might nation led by a strong president as a threat to individual liberties.

Land & Indian Policies 3 John Quincy Adams: § His land policies gave westerners another reason to dislike him. Ø He attempted to curb speculation for public lands his opponent accused him of denying their individual rights and freedoms to expand westward! § He supported the land rights of Native Americans against white settlers.

The 1828 Election 3 Jackson’s campaign was engineered by Senator Martin Van Buren of NY § He wanted to recreate the old Jeffersonian coalition of: Ø Northern farmers and artisans. Ø Southern slave owners. Ø Farmers with small land holdings. § He created the Democratic Party from the remains of Jefferson’s old party: Ø Created oversaw a national committee that local and state party units. Ø Mass meetings, parades, picnics. § A lot of political mudslinging on both sides.

Rachel Jackson Final Divorce Decree

1828 Election Results

The New “Jackson Coalition” 3 The Planter Elite in the South 3 People on the Frontier 3 3 Artisans [competition from factory labor]. State Politicians spoils system Ø To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy! [William Marcy of NY] 3 Immigrants in the cities.

The Reign of “King Mob”

The “Peggy Eaton Affair”