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Dec 18, 2006 15:53


Christina Vlachos

Ch. 13 Outline

Elections:

I.               1824:

a.   What was the corrupt bargain- JQ Adams won even though he did not have the most votes because Clay put his support behind Adams, helping him become president

i.      Who was involved - Clay and JQ Adams

ii.      How did these alliances form against Jackson- they were anti-Jackson- wanted anyone other than Jackson

b.   Problems of JQA

II.           1828-1832

a.   Jackson Triumph-

i.      The party system- Democrats vs. Whigs

ii.      The spoils system- putting friends in govt. positions

iii.      Nullification crisis- S.C. declares tariff “null and void”

b.   “King Andrew” Extensions of Power

i.      Tariff issues

1.   nullification crisis- S.C. wanted nullification of tariff

2.   force  bill- enables Jackson to invade S.C. to enforce tariff

ii.      Bank and Biddle

1.   specie circular- land could only be purchased in gold and silver in order to circulate coined money

a.   a role in the panic of 1837- caused by lack of oversight and inflation- oversupply of paper money

iii.      Defiance of Marshall

1.   Cherokee vs. Georgia- Cherokee’s cannot constitute a foreign nation because it is not in constitution

III.      1832

a.   Van Buren and Crisis

i.      Panic

1.   causes- lack of oversight and inflation- oversupply of paper money

2.   bank- only coined money worth anything to the bank of England- Jackson was anti-bank-set up “pet banks”à no federal oversight of money supply- state banks issued extensive amts. of paper money and money loses its value

IV.           1836

a.   Whig Platform

i.      Anti Jackson opposition- issueless party- anyone who hated Jackson

ii.      Log Cabin- Hard Ciderà tried to copy Jackson with common person platform

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