Expanding Democracy

More Democratization

• Most states extending voting rights to all White men regardless of property ownership ~1820 - 1850

  • More people are moving to cities where they rent rather than own

  • New leaders, worldviews, and political parties in 1820

    • Henry Clay

Who Was Henry Clay?

• Democratic-Republican born in Virginia ~1777

• Known for his American System

  • Integrated a national bank, the tariff, and internal improvements to promote economic stability and prosperity

• Big fan of Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850

  • Both tried to shield the Union from sectional discord over slavery

• Tried to run for president three times and failed each time

Election of 1824

• Major candidates were all Democratic-Republicans

• Needed 131 electoral votes to win

  • 12th Amendment: If no majority is reached in the Electoral College, the House of Representatives will decide the election, but only the top three candidates move on

  • Henry Clay was Speaker of the House at this time

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Who Wins?

• Crawford had a massive stroke and was out

• Clay puts his support behind Adams and won

  • Adams then asks Clay to be Secretary of State

• Jackson accused Clay of bargaining with Adams to further [INSERT]

The End of an Era

• The Era of Good Feelings is over

• Democratic-Republicans split:

  • Nationalistic Group led by Henry Clay (Whig Party)

  • Democratic party of today led by Andrew Jackson

• War of 1812 led to the demise