APUSH chapter 10

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election of 1824

• lots of sectional tensions brought an end to the era of good feelings

• John Quincy Adams is favored in New England

• John C. Calhoun competed with William Crawford for southern support

• Henry Clay hoped for support from the eastern manufacturers and western farmers

• The fifth candidate was Andrew Jackson who quickly gained popularity

• Neither candidates were able to gain the majority of electoral votes (John Adams, Andrew Jackson)

• Vote goes to House of Reps - John Adams elected

Political Democratization

• The process through which a political regime becomes democratic.

• Began in the west, one state after the other abolished the requirement that voters own property.

• Written ballots replaced the custom of voting aloud, which enabled elites to influence their subordinates at the polls.

• Formerly appointive offices became elective

• The electoral college survived, but the choice of presidential electors by state gave way to direct election by the voters

John Quincy Adams

• 6th president

• Formerly belonged to the Republican party of Thomas Jefferson, but later became a leading Whig

• Accused by Jackson of stealing victory of the presidency through a “corrupt bargain” which significantly hurt his presidency

• New England’s favorite in the election of 1824

• Won election- elected henry clay as sec. of state

• His guiding principle of his presidency was improvement on both the social and personal level.

• He thought the American republic was the culmination of human progress and he intended to further progress through a broad-gauged program for American development.

• Looked to improve public education, expand communications and commerce and launch an ambitious program of federal internal improvements

• Wanted America to participate in the first Pan-American conference to promote commerce

Albany Regency

• Created by Van Buren when he was governor

• Was composed mainly of men like himself

• this group emerged in the early 19th century in New York and had strong influence/control of the state’s government

• This played a big role in the election of 1824 as he had a great sense of how political winds would blow.

Democratic party

• Republican party was splintering, and the country needed an opposing party to allow a strong competition and a clear winner to be revealed.

• In the election of 1828, this party was represented by Jackson (running for P) and Calhoun (running for VP)

Andrew Jackson

• 7th president