Andrew Jackson - BY Sophia O. by Sophia Michelle Olson

EARLY YEARS

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Public Service and War Career

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Election of 1824

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Election of 1828

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Suffrage Expansion (more power to common man)

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Jacksonian Democracy

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Bank War

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Nullification Act & Tariff of Abomination

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Indian Removal Act & Trail of Tears

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Why? Jackson believed the bank had too much power, and only benefited the rich.

How?

-Congress renewed the banks charter even though it was due to expire for 4 years

- They wanted him to veto it, therefore making him lose the election

Who were opponents? Clay, Webster, Biddle VS Jackson

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Why? South Carolina refused to pay tariffs and Jackson threatened them.
They believed states had the right to nullify laws, jackson disagreed.

Who else was involved?

-The common people -South Carolina

What was the outcome?-Tariff of 1832. Reduced Taxes.

-Jackson still enforced law.

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-Born on March 15, 1767

- His family died when he was 14

-Born in a log cabin

- Joined the patriots in the American Revolution at 13.

- At 20 jackson moved to Tennessee

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First person to ever from Tennessee serve in the House of Representatives
Became president in 1828
Protected the Florida border
began to be called “Sharp Knife”
Battle of 1812

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Main 2: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
There was a tie.
Jackson had more votes but still lost because JQA rigged it.
jackson gets mad and makes a new political party

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-Jackson was popular with the “common man”

-Shifting power from wealthy to normal and/or poor was the “Jacksonian Democracy"

- The idea that the common people should control the government.

-Government by the majority of people,not just the upper class

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VIDEO

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election of 1824

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-Suffrage= The right to vote

- Opened suffrage to all white men.

- Should be free blacks,with property.

- Caused a lot of controversy

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- Dirtiest campaign in U.S. history.

- Candidates: Re-election of JQA and Jackson

-Jackson was still the popular vote, especially with the “common man”

- Jackson won the electoral college beating JQA.

- Jackson became president.

Primary Source

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- passed by Congress on May 28, 1830

-Let presidents “negotiate” indian leaders to move westward.

- The path the indians moved on was called the “Trail of Tears” because it was deadly and horrible.

- This act was set in place so america can have new settlements.