Presidents 6 through 11; Chapters 12 and 13

3/23/2010HW: Make sure you are

reading Chapters 12 and 13

One cartoon shows Andrew Jackson hanging JQ Adams, and the other shows him acting like a king and stomping on the Constitution. Are these cartoons legal? Why or why not?

• http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/4b1.html

Is this political cartoon legal? Why or why not?

Chapter 12 and Chapter 13

The Next Six Presidents:1. George Washington2. John Adams3. Thomas Jefferson4. James Madison5. James Monroe

6. John Quincy Adams7. Andrew Jackson8. Martin Van Buren9. William Henry

Harrison10.John Tyler11.James K. Polk

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John Quincy Adams

• 1825-1829• Son of John Adams• National Republican• Known for “Corrupt

Bargain” of 1824• Favored Federal

involvement in economy, arts and sciences, internal improvements

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4 ran for President as Republicans in 1824:J. Q. Adams, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, & William CrawfordJackson got the popular vote, but no one got the majority EC vote.

• Clay urged the House to vote for Adams; Clay became Secretary of State.

Andrew Jackson1829-1837

• Democrat-• “Old Hickory”• Born in a log cabin-man

of the people• 1st Westerner in White

House• Hero of Battle of New

Orleans (War of 1812)

Jackson • Opponents called him “King Andrew.” Dems’

Donkey 1st used w/him because of his stubbornness.• Spoils System-rewards for supporters• “Kitchen Cabinet”-unofficial advisors• “War” w/ Nicholas Biddle over Bank of the U.S.• Siding w/ Webster instead of VP Calhoun over Tariff

of Abominations and Nullification Act.• Indian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, & Seminole Wars• Westward movement- Battle of Alamo in 1836• MS Capital named for him

Martin Van Buren1837-1841 • Democrat, Jackson’s 2nd VP

• Inherited economic problems leading to Panic of 1837:– No more Bank of U.S.– States printing lots of $$$.– Public lands for sale went

fast.– Jackson had tried to slow

down land speculation by making them pay in gold or silver.

– When investors tried to cash out paper $ for gold or silver, banks didn’t have it-They closed!

– Depression hit.– Van Buren used laissez faire approach-unpopular!

William Henry Harrison1841

• Whig-New name for National Republicans like JQA. Wanted Federal involvement.

• Campaign: Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too! Slogan; portrayed as man of people, but actually wealthy; much mudslinging

• Gave 100 minute inaugural address in cold and snow w/out hat or coat, caught pneumonia, and died a month later.

• 1st President to die in office.

John Tyler1841-1845

• Whig, but did not support Whig policies

• Vetoed Bank charter• Never elected Pres.

James K. Polk1845-1849

• Democrat• Expansionist- 54°40’ or

Fight! Get OR from Britain. • Opposed by H. Clay, who

did not want to annex TX.• Time of Manifest Destiny• Mexican War, Mexican

Cession, Gadsden purchase