5 Jackson Notes · Andrew Jackson was born into a poor family in South Carolina. He fought in the American Revolution Became famous as the commander during the …

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Early Life

� Andrew Jackson was born into a poor family in South Carolina.

� He fought in the American Revolution

� Became famous as the commander during the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

� This battle did not need to get fought as the Treaty of Ghent had already been signed ending the war.

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� Jackson ran for president against John Quincy Adams in 1824. He lost.

� He ran against Adams again in 1828 and won.

� Jackson said he represented the common man.

Jackson as president

� Jackson hired the people who helped him get elected.

� This became known as the “spoils system.”

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�Jackson promised to take care of the

common people. This became known

as Jacksonian Democracy.

�The idea of spreading political power

to the people and ensuring majority

rule.

Issues Jackson Faced

as President

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Tariffs

�Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.

�Northerners liked the tariffs. The

north had factories which

benefited.

�The South hated the tariffs. The

tariffs raised the prices they paid for

factory goods.

How a tariff works

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Crisis over Nullification

�Southern states, especially South

Carolina fought against the tariffs.

�They said a state had the right to

nullify, or reject, a federal law that it

considers unconstitutional.

States’ Rights

� South Carolina threatened to secede, or leave the United States if the tariff laws were enforced.

� Jackson was furious. He said, “I will hang the first man of them I can get my hands on from the first tree I can find.”

� South Carolina backed down and the crisis ended, but the tensions between the North and the South would remain.

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The Bank of the United States

� The Bank of the United States was the most

powerful bank in the country.

� It held government funds and issued money.

� President Jackson disliked the bank.

� He didn’t trust banks and thought the Bank of the

United States had too much power.

� Jackson set out to destroy the bank.

� The people who opposed Jackson called him a

tyrant saying that he wanted too much power.

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� Indians had been forced off their lands since the

white man had come to America. They tried to

adopt white man’s ways.

� Sequoya – wrote a Cherokee alphabet

� Cherokee had their own newspaper

� Wore white man’s clothes

� Wrote a constitution

� None of this mattered

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�Gold was found on Cherokee land making it even more valuable to white settlers

� Jackson called for the removal of the Cherokee off their lands.

� This became known as the Indian Removal Act.

� The Cherokee went to the Supreme Court over their removal and won, but Jackson ignored the ruling.

Trail of Tears

� About 15,000

Cherokee were

forced from their

homes.

� Thousands died on

the way to

Oklahoma.

� This became known

as the Trail of Tears.

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Andrew Jackson

Political Cartoons

Study the following four political cartoons of Andrew Jackson.

� 1. Identify any people or objects seen in the cartoon.

� 2. Identify the title of the cartoon as well as any words/dates listed.

� 3. Describe any actions taking place in the cartoon.

� 4. Explain the message of the cartoon

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