APUSH PowerPoint Lesson 4

marked the end of the Era of Good Feelings

Age of the Common Man

two examples of the common men having a voice

Revolution of 1800 (Jefferson's election)
Jackson's election

The Secretary of State during John Quincy Adams' presidency

Henry Clay

National Republicans

Clay, Adams

Democratic Republicans

Jackson and his supporters

nickname for Jackson

Old Hickory

In this year, Jackson takes almost every state

1828

Jackson wins the 1828 election because:

CUSP
Conventions replace caucus
Universal male Suffrage
Popular elections

Political cartoon criticizing Jackson for vetoing so much

King Andrew

Jackson fires people in DC and replaces them with people who were loyal. They are uneducated.

spoils system

Major problems in Jackson's presidency

1. Indian Removal Act
2. 2nd Bank
3. Tariff of Abominations and the Nullification Crisis

5 civilized tribes

Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole

beliefs of the National Republicans

nationalist programs, roads and canals, slow down Western speculation

Florida to Oklahoma

Trail of Tears

Revolt during the Trail of Tears
2 tribes crushed

Black Hawk War

This tribe was tricked into giving up their land. They fought back and were crushed.

Seminole

Some tribes fled to the

everglades

Effects of the Bank Wars

1. The Whigs
2. Era of Good Feelings ends
3. Panic of 1837
4. The Divorce Bill

Causes of the Panic of 1837

over speculation
Bank Wars chaos
crop failure

Whigs propose the following to fix the Panic

high tariffs, raise money for internal improvements, expand bank credit

Van Buren
Government leaves banking entirely
This will kill the banks
Passed, repealed, and passed again
Paves way for Federal Reserve System

Divorce Bill

Free black who caused a rebellion in Charleston. Unsuccessful, but reveals that fifty percent of the population is slaves.

Denmark Vesey

Wrote the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, telling South Carolina to ignore the tariff

John C Calhoun

First example of states defying the federal government, although in this instance, the law was actually unconstitutional (Alien and Sedition Acts)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

begin the showdown between the federal government and the state.

nullies

Congress passes this to help Jackson handle the south

Force Bill/Bloody Bill