Jacksonian Democracy [Nullification Crisis to Bank]

Jacksonian
Democracy

Andrew Jackson &
The Rise of the Democratic Party

(1)

How well did Andrew
Jackson promote
democracy?
(a)

Nullification Crisis

(b)

Bank of the United
States

Objectives

Jacksonian
Democracy

The idea that
the common
people should
control the U.S.
government.

Major Events for Andrew Jackson

Wins Election of 1828 -

7th President of the

United States

Election of

1828

2nd

Tariffs of 1828/1832
South Carolina and

Henry Calhoun nullify

tariff laws.

Nullification

Crisis

3rd

Loses Election /

Democratic Party
founded / “Corrupt

Bargain”

Election of

1824

1st

Despite being red, Mars
is a very cold place full of

iron oxide dust

Bank of the
United States

4th

Multiple Choice

The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

• Nullification

• Spoils System

• Civil Servants

• Kitchen Cabinet

Multiple Choice

A small group of Jackson's friends and advisors who were especially influential in the first years of his presidency.

• Nullification

• Spoils System

• Civil Servants

• Kitchen Cabinet

Multiple Choice

An employee of the government...

• Nullification

• Spoils System

• Civil Servants

• Kitchen Cabinet

Jackson’s Spoil System

Issue of corruption

Civil
Servants

Jackson rewarded
political supporters
government positions.

Spoils
System

Made civil servants have
limited terms

Limited
Terms

Republicans viewed jobs
as lifetime positions.

Lifetime
Positions

Republican

→ Whigs

Jackson’s
Democrat

System

Nullification

Crisis

Northerners vs. Southerners
Factories vs. Cotton farmers

(1)

Tariffs of 1828 & 1832 on imported

goods

(2)

The tariffs helped the Northern

factories and allowed them to

outsell foreign competitors at lower

prices.

(3)

The tariffs hurt both Southerners

who had to pay more for factory

goods and cotton farmers.

(4)

Southerners felt the tariffs were

unconstitutional as they benefited

only the Northerners.

South Carolina - John C.

Calhoun & vice

president - rejected the

tariff through a process

called nullification and

threaten to secede.

Nullification

A state's refusal to recognize an act or law of Congress that it

considers unconstitutional.

Multiple Choice

In response to South Carolina nullifying the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832, President Andrew Jackson responded by ....

• Invading South Carolina

• Raising Tariffs

• Lowering Tariffs

• Sending John C. Calhoun to talk with South Carolina

Multiple Select

South Carolina looked to nullify (reject) the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 because...[Choose ALL that Apply]

• Northerners felt the tariffs favored the Southern States over the Northern States.

• Southerners felt the tariffs favored the Northern States over the Southern States

• The tariffs hurt both Southerners who had to pay more for factory goods and cotton farmers.

• Southerners felt the tariffs were unconstitutionl

Multiple Choice

Led by John C. Calhoun, South Carolina argued that it had the right to nullify both the 1828 and 1838 tariff laws passed by Congress and Andrew Jackson. Here nullify means...

• accept

• raise

• lower

• reject

Multiple Choice

As a result of the South Carolina threatening to secede from the United States, Andrew Jackson pushed what bill through Congress to use milltary force against South Carolina? 

• The Tariff Bill

• Militia Bill

• Force Bill

• 1832 South Carolina Bill

TheFederal

Bank

Andrew Jackson vs.

The United States Bank

Eastern Bankers vs. Western

Farmers

(1)

Andrew Jackson believed the

Federal Bank was

unconstitutional monopoly

designed to make the rich

richer.

(2)

Ultimately, he wanted to do

away with the Federal Bank.

(3)

Despite Supreme Court ruling it

was constitutional, Jackson

removed the banks federal

deposits weakening it greatly.

TheFederal

Bank

Andrew Jackson vs.

The United States Bank

Eastern Bankers vs. Western

Farmers

(1)

Upper Class Response: The

Bank is important to our

economy and helps people

who need loans.

(2)

Common People Response:

Jackson, like many common

people, felt the bank only

helped people in the East

as the expense of the

farmers and workers.

Multiple Choice

In response to Henry Clay attempt to renew the Bank of the United States charter in 1832 with a bill in Congress, Andrew Jackson decided to __________ the bill, with the support of farmers who would elect him again.

• approve

• debate

• ignore

• veto

Multiple Choice

Rather than wait for the bank to die when its charter ran out, who decided to remove all federal deposits from the bank and put the money in state banks?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• John C. Calhoun

Multiple Choice

Andrew Jackson thought that the Bank of the United States benefited rich eastern depositors at the expense [cost] of everyone EXCEPT...

• farmers

• smaller state banks

• workers

• bankers