Alan Brinkley, Alan Brinkley, The Unfinished NationThe Unfinished Nation 6/e 6/e
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Andrew Jackson Travels to Washington
(Library of Congress)
The Rise of Mass PoliticsThe Rise of Mass Politics Jackson InauguratedJackson Inaugurated
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The Rise of Mass PoliticsThe Rise of Mass Politics– The Expanding ElectorateThe Expanding Electorate
The Franchise ExpandedThe Franchise Expanded The Dorr RebellionThe Dorr Rebellion Politics ReformedPolitics Reformed
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The Rise of Mass PoliticsThe Rise of Mass Politics– The Legitimization of PartyThe Legitimization of Party
The Two-Party SystemThe Two-Party System
– President of the Common ManPresident of the Common Man The “Spoils System”The “Spoils System”
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“To the victors belong the spoils.”William L. Marcy
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John C. Calhoun (Library of Congress)
““Our Federal Union”Our Federal Union”– Calhoun and Calhoun and
NullificationNullification Calhoun’s Theory Calhoun’s Theory
of Nullificationof Nullification
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Martin Van Buren (Library of Congress)
““Our Federal Union”Our Federal Union”– The Rise of Van BurenThe Rise of Van Buren
Martin Van BurenMartin Van Buren
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“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
Daniel Webster
““Our Federal Union”Our Federal Union”– The Webster-Hayne DebateThe Webster-Hayne Debate
States’ Rights versus National PowerStates’ Rights versus National Power
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“The Union - next to our Liberty most dear.”John Calhoun
““Our Federal Union”Our Federal Union”– The Nullification CrisisThe Nullification Crisis
Force Bill ProposedForce Bill Proposed Clay’s CompromiseClay’s Compromise
“Our Federal Union - It must be preserved.”Andrew Jackson
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The Removal of the IndiansThe Removal of the Indians– White Attitudes toward White Attitudes toward
the Tribesthe Tribes The Black Hawk WarThe Black Hawk War
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Black Hawk (Library of Congress)
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The Removal of the IndiansThe Removal of the Indians– The “Five Civilized Tribes”The “Five Civilized Tribes”
Cherokee Legal ResistanceCherokee Legal Resistance
– Trails of TearsTrails of Tears RemovalRemoval Osceola DefiantOsceola Defiant
– The Meaning of RemovalThe Meaning of Removal Alternatives to RemovalAlternatives to Removal
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The Expulsion of the Tribes, 1830-1835
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Jackson and the Bank WarJackson and the Bank War– Biddle’s InstitutionBiddle’s Institution
Nicholas BiddleNicholas Biddle ““Soft Money” versus Soft Money” versus
“Hard Money”“Hard Money” Recharter Bill VetoedRecharter Bill Vetoed
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Henry Clay (Portrait Gallery)
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Jackson and the Bank WarJackson and the Bank War– The “Monster” DestroyedThe “Monster” Destroyed
Government Deposits RemovedGovernment Deposits Removed Jackson’s Political VictoryJackson’s Political Victory
– The Taney CourtThe Taney Court Charles River Bridge v. Warren BridgeCharles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
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The Emergence of the Second Party The Emergence of the Second Party SystemSystem– The Two PartiesThe Two Parties
Democrats’ Emphasis on OpportunityDemocrats’ Emphasis on Opportunity Whig Calls for Industrial DevelopmentWhig Calls for Industrial Development Religious and Ethnic DivisionsReligious and Ethnic Divisions The American SystemThe American System Van Buren ElectedVan Buren Elected
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Politics After JacksonPolitics After Jackson– The Panic of 1837The Panic of 1837
BoomBoom BustBust
– The Van Buren ProgramThe Van Buren Program ““Independent Treasury” Independent Treasury”
SystemSystem
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Politics After JacksonPolitics After Jackson– The Log Cabin CampaignThe Log Cabin Campaign
William Henry HarrisonWilliam Henry Harrison Mass Voter AppealMass Voter Appeal
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William Henry Harrison (Library of Congress)
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Politics After JacksonPolitics After Jackson– The Frustration of the WhigsThe Frustration of the Whigs
A New Political AlignmentA New Political Alignment
– Whig DiplomacyWhig Diplomacy Tensions with BritainTensions with Britain Webster-Ashburton TreatyWebster-Ashburton Treaty Treaty of Wang HyaTreaty of Wang Hya
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Debating the Past:Debating the Past:
Jacksonian DemocracyJacksonian Democracy
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The First Extra (Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division, New York Public
Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation)
Patterns of Popular Culture:Patterns of Popular Culture:
The Penny PressThe Penny Press
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