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Hi Aubree, I agree with this ad making Andrew Jackson out to be the bad guy. I also agree that it would have helped in his favor in the election of 1828 because the common voter would see him as a President of strength.

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This ad is about the poor temper of Andrew Jackson and would have been used by the opposition to Jackson’s campaign. The ad is showing that Jackson is unfit to be President because of his irrational temper, a temper that has put him in at least three duals (War & politics in the early 1800’s- part 1 lecture). This particular ad describes General Jackson’s sentence for John Woods, who was under 18 years old, for mutiny and desertion during the First Seminole War. Woods was on guard duty when a fellow soldier offered to relieve him so he could make breakfast. Another officer ordered Woods to remove trash which he declined, stating he was on guard duty. Jackson sentenced him to be shot for these actions, demonstrating Jackson’s love of “blood and carnage” making Jackson unfit to serve as President. I’m not sure this ad would be effective as General Jackson was very popular, especially with common voters. As a General the common voters were likely to accept Jackson’s temper as simply his military command of any situation.

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Hello Aubree, I do agree with you that this is in support of Henry Clay, many people opposed and were not in favor of Jackson. Many people wanted him out of office, and their perceived chaos of him. With the chaos of the early union, many people wanted a stable and clear thinking president.

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The political ad clearly supports and bolsters Andrew Jackson. This ad proves how Andrew Jackson was clearly strong enough and competent to win the election and function as president. This was most likely an effective ad in the 1820's, it displayed Jackson's strength and attempted to prove that Jackson is the prime candidate for the 1828 election. I think this ad would give people faith in Jackson as a strong leader, the nation needed a strong leader to lead it through chaotic times. The American Yawp talks about how strenuous and scary the Missouri crisis was, the people needed a strong willed leader for such a time.

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Hi Aubree,
I agree that this ad is showing Andrew Jackson in a negative way. It seems like throughout his whole presidency he was causing trouble and only worried about if he has more power than everyone else and making sure that his party will gain control of the Senate so he can start pushing things that only he wants to do. There was a lot of pushback during this presidency and a lot of people did not get along with Jackson. I do think that this ad would be effective in the election. This shows the type of person that the people would be voting for and shows how he would probably treat the country, but that can also be a good thing. I can also see this ad showing that Andrew Jackson is a fierce leader like you say and he will fight to get what he wants. Great post!

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In this ad, it shows the hostility between Senator Henry Clay and President Andrew Jackson. It is labeled "Symptoms of a Locked Jaw" and on the Botton it says " Clay Might stop a hold, to keep the wind away." This political ad is showing Henry Clay, who is the one sewing and restraining President Andrew Jackson. This picture is probably favoring Clay. The hostility between them was over the future bank of the United States. Andrew Jackson vetoed an act to renew the Bank of the United States, and this in fact did infinity a lot of member of Congress. Jackson refused to work with a senate request for documents relating to bank operations, of course the Senate rebuked the President for assuming powers that he did not have under the Constitution. Jackson rebuffed the senate and dismissed its censure. Then three years later, Jacksons political party gained control of the Senate, and the majority deleted the censure from the Senate Journal. This is showing how there was a lot of struggle for power between the Congress and the President and which branch would take the lead in shaping the national policy. In the American Yawp, Chapter 9 Section IV, it states "There, Adams used his political clout to claim the presidency, persuading Clay to support him. Jackson would never forgive Adams, whom his supporters accused of engineering a “corrupt bargain” with Clay to circumvent the popular will." This statement shows that from the beginning Clay and Jackson were not going to get along. I do believe that this add is very effective, because in my opinion it shows that there are secrets not being shared to the people of the United States. If people believe that something is not being shared with them, their vote would not go towards the person that is harboring secrets.

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This ad shows Andrew Jackson assaulting Samuel Jackson by slicing a sword through him. I think the ad was trying to show Andrew Jackson in a negative light, it makes Andre Jackson look extremely violent and shows that he will be physically harmful to everyone. I believe this was an effective ad in the election of 1828. To some it displayed involuntary violence but to others it could have displayed honor. "His wartime accomplishments appealed to many voters’ pride" (American Yawp, Chapter 9, section IV). It would persuade the voters in the 1820s to think of Andrew Jackson has a force to be reckoned with, which might have actually helped his campaign if the votes desired a tough leader that would do anything to be powerful.

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After watching "War and Politics in the Early 1800s" part 1 and looking at the 1828 election ads make TWO posts:

ONE: Choose one of the political ads and create a post including:

-         A screenshot of your chosen ad

-         Who you believe the ad shows and who it supports

-         What you believe the ad is trying to say about the election of 1828

-         How effective you think the ad would be to the voters of the 1820s

-         Be sure to include some piece of evidence from the textbook or lecture

(Each cartoon may be used by only one group member)

TWO: Make a substantive reply to another group member’s post. You may agree, disagree or expand on what they say. Like all posts, however, remember to tie it directly to evidence from the documents.

Be sure to put your name in the title of both of your posts!