Andrew Jackson (Final Material)

Before he was president, Jackson lived in a frontier settlement in the Carolinas in 1767. He received an inconsistent education, especially because he was a self-taught learner. In his late teens, he read law for about two years and ended up becoming a great lawyer. He was obsessed with his honor and being famous, so he often participated in many fights and one time he killed his opponent. He was a slaveholder and ended up owning enough slaves to build himself a mansion, the Hermitage, near Nashville. He was the first man elected to the House of Representatives and he served in the Senate. As a major general in the War of 1812, Jackson became a national hero at the Battle of New Orleans. Jackson's background is different from what I might expect from a president because he is a murderer and a cocky person. He is untrustworthy because he takes parts in many fights, especially with those who disagree with him. He is also different because he is a self taught learner and did not attend school. He is also different because he was not born to wealth or born from an Eastern State, he was born from Tennessee. -Jackson runs on leadership and military experience- taught himself everything, became lawyer without going to law school -very little political experience

Jackson wanted to eliminate the Electoral College because of the corrupt bargain- Jackson won the Popular Vote however he did not win the Electoral College. Then the vote went to the House of Representatives for tie breaker where John Quincy Adams won the election because he was supported by Henry Clay who was a speaker of the House along with a candiate

Jackson believed government officeholders should enjoy life-long positions and that Government duties should be "so plain and simple" that offices should rotate their positions to deserving applicants for specific positions and each position should be designed in a way that any man could fill the position.

Some cartoonist portrayed Andrew Jackson as King Andrew I because they felt like he, unlike previous presidents, did not let Congress make decisions revolving around politics. Instead, Jackson used the power of his veto and party leadership to an aggressive extent. He looked like a power hungry almighty king rather than a president.

The Second Bank of the United States was a private cooperation but virtually a Government-sponsored monopoly. At first, Jackson seemed like he was against the Bank, and when the Bank noticed, they took offense. When Clay and Webster acted as attorneys for the Bank and fought for its recharter in Congress, Jackson claimed, "The Bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it." Acting on his opinions, Jackson vetoed the recharter bill and charged the Bank with undue economic privilege. In 1832, Jackson's views won the American Electorate and pulled more than 56% of the popular vote and almost 5 times as many electoral votes more than Henry Clay. Basically, Andrew Jackson opposed the Bank.

Jackson went against John C. Calhoun, who is the leader of forces trying to get rid of a high protective tariff. When South Carolina tried to nullify the protective tariff, Jackson ordered armed forces to Charleston and threatened to hang Calhoun. Henry Clay negotiated a compromise where tariffs were lowered and South Carolina dropped nullification. Without their compromise, violence would have been the only result. South Carolina was not thrilled with the compromise, however they dealt with it because they did not want to go to war with the Federal Government.

power hungry tyrant as Whigs portrayed him to be- probably a short answer on the test so answer this

1828

Tennessee and is affects him because he was the only President not born to wealth and not from an Eastern state

-the common people, especially laborers and Western frontiersman representing a new political power in the United States -supported in the South West and some parts of the South -South/West admire his common man persona-he is willing to fight

June 8, 1845

He is the most extreme candidate of the four favorite sons because he opposed National bank and protective tariffs and only supported military

-immigrants and industrialization create landless population in the north -different from Jeffersonian Democracy --you could better yourself with work and learn what is right -Jacksonian Democracy- don't have to do anything, people know what is right and wrong -Jackson glorifies ordinary and makes mediocrity a virtue to champion new voters, especially in the West- people can go as who you are, do not have to be rich, etc. -changes in education and printing produce "Penny Press"-cheap newspapers (buy for a penny)- causes people to read more because they see stuff in newspapers -reflects growing belief that every citizen should be governed --Election of 1824-300,00 votes cast, 1828-1.1 million votes cast, 1840-2.4 million votes cast -Election of 1828 results in formation of "modern parties" because it features two nationally known candidates rather than two regional ones -creates political machines to mobilize votes-cannot win with just regional support because you rely on population to win and then population relies on you to provide them with a job (money) if they voted for you