APUSH Jacksonian Democracy

Period 4

Which of the following most directly led to a more democratic political system in the United States in the first half of the nineteenth century?

Many states reduced or eliminated property qualifications for voting.

Jackson’s banking policies

Encouraged the expansion of credit and speculation, destruction of the Second Bank of the United States and the use of "pet banks" (state banks chosen to receive federal deposits), led to an increase in the availability of credit. This loose credit environment encouraged land speculation and contributed to the economic instability that culminated in the Panic of 1837.

Jacksonian Indian Policy

The relocation of eastern Indians to federal lands west of Mississippi River

Whig Party

opposition to President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats, a diverse coalition, but many of its members had previously supported the National Republican Party, which had coalesced around John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay. 1) high protective tariffs, 2)federal aid for internal improvements 3) national bank

Presidential Election of 1840

first ”modern” election, for the first time, both parties widely campaigned among all the eligible voters, massive voter turnout, organized national campaigns, and extensive use of slogans, rallies, and symbols

Second Party System

Democratic Party (was the anti-federalists, then the Democratic-Republican) led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whig Party, lead by Henry Clay

Free Soil Ideology

Free Soil ideology was a political belief system in the mid-19th century United States that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories. It was most prominently represented by the Free Soil Party, founded in 1848.
-ran Martin Van Buren for president in 1848.

-short lived party

Free Soil ideology was rooted in the belief that slavery should not be allowed to spread because it threatened the rights and economic independence of free white laborers (slaves=wealthy land owners). It was a powerful force in antebellum politics and laid the groundwork for the anti-slavery platform of the Republican Party.