Jacksonian Democracy THE ELECTION OF 1824 Do Now

Do Now Day 1 • What does it mean to “steal” an election? Are

Andrew Jackson • Party: Democratic Republicans • Policy Proposals: No National bank, supports internal

Henry Clay • Party: Democratic Republicans • Policies: Pro-bank, pro-tariff, prointernal improvements. • Campaign

John Quincy Adams • Party: Democratic Republicans • Key policies: Strong army and navy,

William Crawford • Party: Democratic Republican • Campaign Platform: Continue Monroe’s policies. • Campaign

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Activity • It is the year 1824. You are a supporter of one of

Electoral Dilemma • Jackson won the popular vote • No one had a majority

Corrupt bargain In exchange for becoming Secretary of State Clay will agree to support

Adams’s presidency • Adams’s unpopular policies limited his impact on government. • In 1828

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Jacksonian Democracy THE ELECTION OF 1824

Do Now Day 1 • What does it mean to “steal” an election? Are there any examples of stolen elections you can think of? Name of Candidate Political Party Major policy Key proposals strengths of campaign Andrew Jackson Vote count Man of the people Pro-tariff Pro-bank Pro-Internal Improvements 41 -electoral votes 46, 000

Andrew Jackson • Party: Democratic Republicans • Policy Proposals: No National bank, supports internal improvements, neutral on the tariff question. • Key campaign strengths: “voice of the common man”, war hero • Vote count in 1824: 99 -electoral votes, 153, 000 popular votes, 7 house votes.

Henry Clay • Party: Democratic Republicans • Policies: Pro-bank, pro-tariff, prointernal improvements. • Campaign Strength: Speaker of the House and “great compromiser”. • Vote count: 37 electoral votes, 47, 000 popular votes, 0 house votes

John Quincy Adams • Party: Democratic Republicans • Key policies: Strong army and navy, government funding for science research, government regulation of economy. • Key Campaign Strengths: Secretary of State for Monroe and wrote Adams. Onis treaty. • Vote Count: 84 electoral votes, 108, 000 popular votes, 13 House votes.

William Crawford • Party: Democratic Republican • Campaign Platform: Continue Monroe’s policies. • Campaign Strengths: not a sectional candidate( favorite son). • Vote count: 41 electoral votes, 46, 000 popular votes, 4 house votes.

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Activity • It is the year 1824. You are a supporter of one of the major party candidates and have been asked to write a campaign song for them. The song is to be a minimum of four lines and contain at least two facts from the policy chart you created.

Electoral Dilemma • Jackson won the popular vote • No one had a majority of electoral college votes. • When vote went to House Jackson appeared to have enough house votes to win.

Corrupt bargain In exchange for becoming Secretary of State Clay will agree to support John Q. Adams for President.

Adams’s presidency • Adams’s unpopular policies limited his impact on government. • In 1828 Jackson and the Democrats defeated Adams and the National Republicans in a landslide(overwhelming majority).