Chapter+13

The Rise of Democracy

1.) The "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824 a.) 4 canidates i.) John Q. Adams ii.) Henry Clay iii.) William Crawford iv.) Andrew Jackson (1) Republicans b.) Jackson i.) War hero, strongest appeal c.) Clay i.) elimination d.) Adams i.) Clay similiar ii.) secretary of state 2.) A Yankee Misfit in the White House a.) Adams i.) "Minority president" ii.) Corrupt bargain iii.) nationalist b.) Land policy 3.) Going "Whole Hog" for Jackson in 1828 a.) Camps i.) Nationalist--Adams ii.) Dem-Rep--Jackson 4.) "Old Hickory" as President a.) Jackson i.) first from west ii.) nominated at party convention iii.) 2nd w/out college education b.) King Mob 5.) The Spoils System a.) spoils system i.) rewarding political supporters w/ public office ii.) Jackson offended iii.) loyalty to party over competing claims 6.) The Tricky "Tariff of Abominations" a.) Tariffs i.) protected US industry ii.) drove up prices b.) Wool manufactures c.) Southerners i.) hostile ii.) discriminated d.) Denmark Vesey i.) slave rebellion 7.) "Nullies" in South Carolina a.) Nullies i.) 2/3 vote for nullification b.) Henry Clay i.) Compromise bill ii.) Tariff of 1833 (1) authorized president to use the army and navy, to collect federal tariff duties 8.) The Trail of Tears a.) Wash. Gov. i.) rec. tribes as seperate nations ii.) agreed only to get land through treaties b.) Cherokee National Council i.) legal code ii.) 5 civil tribes c.) Indian Removal Act i.) transplanting of all indian tribes 9.) The Bank War a.) Paper notes i.) private banks ii.) power over nations economy b.) BUS i.) gold, silver ii.) private institution c.) Bank War i.) Webster and Clay present bill to renew BUS ii.) Jackson- executive branch as superior to judicial branch 10.) "Old Hickory" wallops Clay in 1832 a.) Anti-Masonic Party i.) opposed the secrecy of the Masonic order ii.) NY and NE iii.) anti-jackson 11.) Burying Biddle's Bank a.) Removing Deposits b.) Fed. funds in state institutions i.) pet banks c.) Specie Circular i.) all public lands to be purchased w/ metallic money 12.) The Birth of Whigs a.) "organized incompatibility" i.) group in senate b.) Whigs i.) thought they were conservatives ii.) internal improvements 13.) The Election of 1836 a.) Martin Van Buren i.) VP b.) Whigs i.) inability to nominate a pres. canidate 14.) Big Woes for the "Little Magician" a.) Van Buren i.) resentment of Democrats ii.) enemies iii.) depression 15.) Depression Doldrums and the Independent Treasury a.) Panic of 1837 i.) wheat crops ii.) Banks collapsed b.) Whigs i.) proposal 16.) Gone to Texas a.) texas i.) Mexicans won independence b.) Adventurers i.) Davy Crockett ii.) Jim Bowie iii.) Sam Houston c.) tension w/ texans and mexicans i.) slavery ii.) immigration iii.) local rights 17.) The Lone Star Rebellion a.) Sam Houston i.) commander in chief b.) Santa Anna c.) April 21, 1836 i.) captured Santa Anna ii.) agreed to withdraw mexican troops and recognize Rio Grande as boundary 18.) Log Cabins and Hard Cider of 1840 a.) William Henry Harrison i.) successes against indians and british b.) Whig Campaign 19.) Politics for the People a.) Election of 1840 i.) triumph of democratic system 20.) The Two-Party System a.) Formation of 2 party system i.) Democrats- privlege into gov ii.) Whigs- natural harmony and value of community