| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What happened during Election of 1824? | John Quincy Adams, William Crawford, and Henry Clay ran for president. Andrew Jackson won pop. vote, but did not win election. Did not get majority of Electoral votes. Jackson - 99, J.Q. Adams - 84 |
| What was the Corrupt Bargain of 1824? | Clay (4th in election) used influence as Speaker of House to encourage fellow Rep's to vote for Adams. Succeeded, and Adams named him his VP. Jackson called it Corrupt Bargain, and claimed Adams had bribed Clay. |
| John Quincy Adams Presidency | Wanted money to pay for new roads, canals and national university. Jackson supporters were angered. |
| Andrew Jackson Early Life | Born into poverty. Orphaned at 14 during Rev. War. Was War Hero of 1812 (battle of New Orleans) and Creek Indian War. Nicknamed Old Hickory because he was so tough. |
| White Male Suffrage | Jackson ran again in 1828. Increased white male voters by 3x. |
| Spoils System + Quote used to deem it Worthy | Jackson planned to sweep out old political people and bring in new. Fired over 200 people. Hired friends and allies. Punished opponents and rivals. "To the Victor belong the spoils" |
| Kitchen Cabinet | Informal meetings w/ friends and allies inside White House Kitchen. Only friends and allies, instead of own cabinet, both filled with inexperienced people. |
| Jacksons' Opposition to Bank | Jackson though bank to be too powerful. Limited state banks' power and loans. Run by the rich. |
| Bank War + Quote for Bank | Opponents Henry Clay and Daniel Webster wanted to bring Jackson down. Asked to charter bank early in 1832, was of course vetoed immediately by Jackson. "The Bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it!" |
| Election of 1832 + Bank War Cont. | Bank major issue in election. People vote for Jackson surprisingly, Bank is destroyed by 1836, + Jackson takes $$ and puts in State Banks run by his supporters or, "Pet Banks" |
| Tariff of Abominations | Tariff of 1828 Congress passes. HIghest tariff in history. Protects Northern Manufacturers, South immediately hates. South Carolina is hard hit due to soil depletion and lack of cotton sales. |
| Nullification Act | John C. Calhoun declared states had a right to nullify. South Carolina declared Nullification Act, stating both tariffs were unconstitutional and therefore illegal. |
| Jackson's Response to Null. Act | Asked Congress to pass Force Bill. BIll allowed President to use army to enforce tariff. Jackson was against State's rights in this case because he knew it would lead to a civil war. |
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