WK3 Day 4 Notes - "How Democrats Under AJ Dealt w/ Actual Issues"

How Democrats Under AJ Dealt w/ Actual Issues

What two parties made up the 1st Party System?

Federalists & (Democratic)Republicans

What two parties made up the 2nd Party System?

Democrats & Whigs

What size government did Federalists support? How about (Demo.) Republicans?

bigger government, smaller government

What size government did Democrats support? How about Whigs?

smaller government, bigger government

For how long did Democrats support a smaller government?

100 years

What was the first of three issues AJ dealt with?

Internal Improvements (i.i)

What ‘internal improvements’ did the first issue refer to? How many states did this apply to?

People wanted to use federal tax $ to build roads and canals in each individual state. There were 24 states.

What was the second of three issues AJ dealt with?

The Maysville Road Act

What was the Maysville Road Act/Bill? Where did it come from?

In Kentucky, people proposed to build a road at federal expense.

What did AJ do on May 27, 1830?

He vetoed the Maysville Road Act.

Why do historians believe AJ vetoed the act?

1. Building the road would only benefit Kentucky at everybody else’s expense

2. He disliked Henry Clay, and Kentucky’s where he was from

What are tariffs?

taxes on imported, foreign goods

What kind of issue were tariffs considered to be?

sectional issues

Who was AJ’s Vice President? Where was he from? Hint: JC from SC!

John Calhoun (JC) , South Carolina (SC)

How did AJ’s VP feel about tariffs? Was AJ aware of these feelings?

He hated them, but AJ didn’t know.

What was JC known for supporting? What did he believe states should have the right to do?

Nullification. He believed that states could say no to federal government orders (like tariffs) because it was a state’s right.

What was the main question after dinner at the White House between Calhoun and Jackson?

Can the union stay together if a state says no to their orders?

What did AJ pass in 1832? What did it do?

The Compromise Tariff (moderate solution). It lowered the taxes on essential, imported goods in the South’s economy.

How did AJ decide to deal with Southerners refusing to pay taxes?

He forced a bill on them that threatened them into falling in line and paying their taxes.

What brand-new thing came about from 1791-1811?

Banks!

How long was the charter for the first B.U.S. (Bank of the US)?

20 years

How long/When was the second charter for the second B.U.S. supposed to be?

1816-1836 (20 years)

What was the defining issue for the Election of 1832?

The 2nd B.U.S. was rechartered 4 years early.

What did AJ do in Summer of 1832 and why?

He vetoed the B.U.S. because he doesn’t trust banks.

What kind of party did Democrats become known as after AJ’s 2 vetoes?

The “no” party

When did Andrew Jackson (AJ) die?

1845

In 1850, what had Calhoun and Clay become known as?

Warhawks, people who supported armed conflicts/escalation of existing ones