Lesson 6-1: Jackson Wins the Presidency

Match the following vocabulary terms.

• suffrage

• the right to vote

• spoils system

• the practice of giving supporters government jobs

• majority

• a political party organized by Henry Clay

• Democratic Party

• a political party that supported Jackson

• Whig Party

• more than half

True/False: In the 1820s, many people lost the right to vote.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The answer is False because many white men gained the right to vote. Many states removed the requirement of "owning property," so voting rights expanded to more people.

African Americans, women, and Native Americans could not vote in almost all cases, though.

Which of the following describes who could vote by the end of the "Age of Jackson" (time of Andrew Jackson's presidency)?

• all free men

• most white men, including those who did not own property

• only property owners

• most free men and women

Match the characteristics to the different candidates of the Election of 1824.

Groups:

(a) Andrew Jackson

,

(b) John Quincy Adams

,

(c) William Crawford

,

(d) Henry Clay

• Former Secretary of Treasury

• War hero

• "Old Hickory"

• Speaker of the House

• From the South

• Son of former president

• Most popular candidate

• Successful Secretary of State

Who won the popular vote in the Election of 1824?

• William Crawford

• Andrew Jackson

• Henry Clay

• John Quincy Adams

What was Henry Clay's most important role in the election of 1824?

• running as a Republican candidate

• representing the West in the election

• persuading House members to vote for John Quincy Adams

• promoting one of the compromises for which he was famous

Why did many Americans feel that the result of the 1824 election was fraudulent (dishonest/unfair)?

• New laws were enacted requiring voting men to own property, so many lost their right to vote;

  this resulted in a very low turnout of voters.

• Because no candidate received a majority of votes, the House of Representatives chose the

  president from among three candidates; Henry Clay was not allowed on the ballot.

• Andrew Jackson won the majority of electoral votes, but he did not win the most popular votes;

  therefore, he did not become president.

• As Speaker of the House, Henry Clay helped John Quincy Adams become president; later,

  Adams appointed Clay Secretary of State.

The new political parties (the Whigs and Democrats) formed as a result of differences between...

• Adams and Jackson

• business owners and farmers

• wealthy people and poor people

• New Englanders and Southerners

Voters were inspired to support the Democratic Party in the election of 1828 mainly because of...

• its ability to focus its attention on the presidency.

• lingering anger over John Quincy Adams’s presidency and the "corrupt bargian"

• political campaigns that appealed to ordinary people’s concerns.

• Andrew Jackson’s background in the army, Congress, and as a judge.

Who won the Election of 1828?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Andrew Jackson

• William Crawford