years later there would be the emergence of the “corrupt bargain”. Although Andrew Jackson won more electoral and public votes he still hadn’t won a majority of the votes. The election was sent to the House of Representatives where Henry Clay promised Adam presidency if he was elected as
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Jackson ’s policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. Prior to and during Jackson ’s time as President‚ his supporters (the beginnings of the modern Democratic Party) were resisted by the rival Adams and Anti-Jacksonian factions‚ which later gave birth to the Whigs. More broadly‚ the term refers to the period of the Second Party System (mid 1830s-1840’s) when Jacksonian philosophy was ascendant as well as the spirit of that era. It can be contrasted
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political spectrum in his time. Indeed‚ their reaction to his movement was to attack it‚ both rhetorically and through the formation of an entirely new political party: the Whig Party. For example‚ critiquing the rhetorical style of the Jacksonians‚ Adams wrote in his diary that they were “skunks of party slander.” Generally speaking‚ he viewed Jacksonian politics as less than palatable. After all‚ his disdain for Jackson was clearly evident in his decision to boycott Jackson’s accepting of an honorary
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era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era. The Democratic-Republican Party of the Jeffersonians became factionalized in the 1820s. Jackson’s supporters began to form the modern Democratic Party; they fought the rival Adams and Anti-Jacksonianfactions‚ which soon emerged as the Whigs. More broadly‚ the term refers to the period of the Second Party System (mid-1830s–1854) when the democratic attitude was the spirit of that era. It can be contrasted with the characteristics
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As the Jeffersonian era began to decline‚ a new era began to form. The Jacksonian Democracy brought in a surge of energy to people across the United States. Energy driven by both the quest for westward expansion and the excitement of a young and developing nation. The previous one-party system dominated by the Democratic-Republicans had been snuffed out and Andrew Jackson and his crowd of supporters rose from the ashes. Andrew Jackson redefined Presidency by founding the still-existing Democratic
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benefiting especially farmers and planters of the West (e.g. expanded voter’s rights)‚ and to keep the United States together. When South Carolina threatened to secede and then to nullify two tariffs in response to the “tariff of abominations” via John C. Calhoun‚ Jackson made clear he would not tolerate this or further seditious acts against the United States. He also believed that a powerful national bank hindered the potential for economic growth and increased prosperity for the average citizen
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case thus strongly‚ it is not the intention of the committee to exaggerate. If exaggeration were not unworthy of the gravity of the subject‚ the reality is such as to make it unnecessary....” South Carolina’s Protest Against the Tariff of 1828. By John C. Calhoun (Anonymously). Document B “The management of the public revenue—that searching operation in all governments—is among the most delicate and important trusts in ours‚ and it will‚ of course‚ demand no inconsiderable share of my official
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Guide In preparation for your test‚ please be able to answer these questions and know and understand concepts relating to these topics. AMERICAN SYSTEM AND NATIONALISM (Pages 219-222) Identify and describe Henry Clay and the American System John Marshall Cases: Gibbons v. Ogden Dartmouth v. Woodward McCullouch v. Maryland How did these cases boost national power? Missouri Compromise James Monroe and the Monroe Doctrine AGE OF JACKSON (Pages 224-235) 1. Why did Andrew
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Thomas Jefferson was consistently inconsistent by switching from a strict constructionist view to a broad interpretation on the constitution to support his political views. Similarly‚ Jacksonian democrats occasionally altered their belief of being guardians of the political democracy‚ individual liberty‚ economic opportunity‚ and the Constitution to suit their purposes. President Andrew Jackson had several ways of ensuring political democracy thus he is regarded as a guardian of it. The spoils system
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presidency‚ both him and his rival did not gain enough votes for either candidate to become president. He ran again 1828‚ as the head of the democratic party‚ won with a landslide victory. At the start of Jackson’s term‚ he and his vice president‚ John C. Calhoun‚ fought over the proper role of the federal government in fostering national economic development and states’ rights. As tensions grew high with him and Calhoun‚ an issue arose in which South Carolina wished to succeed from the union. He
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