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The Jackson EraChapter 11, Section 1

From Adams to Jackson1824-1845

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Think back to May(I know, I know.Difficult task.)

What was the Era of Good Feelings?

Lets remember this era as we considerthe Jackson presidency.

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The Election of 1824

From 1816 to 1824 the United States hadonly one political partythe Jeffersonian

Republicans. However, within the party differences

arose among various groups with theirown views and interests. Surprise,

surprise. When James Monroe finished his second

term as president, he decided not to runagain.

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The Nominees

William H. Crawforda formercongressman from Georgia, he called for

limited federal government and strongstate powers. He also defended slavery.

He was in poor health which weakenedhim as a candidate.

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The other three Republicans in thepresidential race were favorite son

candidates, meaning they received thebacking of their home states rather thanthat of the national party.

Two of these wereAndrew Jackson andHenry Clay.

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John Quincy Adams (Who was he duringMonroes presidency?) was the son of

former president John Adams. Hebelieved federal government shouldactively help the nation shift from aneconomy based on farming to one basedon manufacturing.

He won the election.

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Lets Fast Forward to 1828

Andrew Jackson tried again for thepresidency. He ran against John Quincy

Adams in a bitter election campaign.

In 1824, all four presidential candidates hadrun as Republicans. By the time of theelection of 1828, the party had divided intotwo separate parties: the Democratic-Republicans, who supported Jackson, andthe National Republicans, who supportedAdams.

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Democratic-Republicans (Jackson)

Jacksons Democratic-Republicans, orDemocrats, favored states rights and

mistrusted strong central government.Many Democrats were individualists fromthe frontier, immigrants, or laborers in bigcities.

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The National Republicans (Adams)

The National Republicans wanted astrong central government. They

supported federal measures, such as roadbuilding and the Bank of the United Statesthat would shape the nations economy.Many were merchants or successfulfarmers.

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A Vicious Campaign

Much like campaigns of today, bothparties resorted to mudslinging or

attempts to ruin their opponentsreputation with insults.

This was a new element to electionsintroduced in 1828.

Also, election slogans, rallies, buttons, etcwere used really for the first time.

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The Winner?

Why, Andrew Jackson, of course!

Jackson won in a landslide,oroverwhelming victory with 56 percent ofthe popular vote and 178 electoral votes.

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Classwork/Homework

Create your own piece of Jacksonpropaganda! Populism, yeah yeah!

this is the age of

this is the age of this is the Age of Jackson!