America in the Age of Jackson

July 11, 2011

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War of 1812 (1812-15)• Why war?• Henry Clay and the

War Hawks• 12/24/14: Treaty of

Ghent

Clay Calhoun

Battle of New Orleans, Jan. 8, 1815

Who was Jackson?Results

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Era of Good Feelings, 1816-28

Expansion and Economic Growth1819: Adams-Onis TreatyAn expanded electorate

Monroe

JohnQuincyAdams

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Expansion and Slavery? The Missouri Compromise

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Economic GrowthClay’s American

System:• 1. Tariffs• 2. “Internal

improvements”• 3. Second Bank of

the United States (2nd BUS)

• Panic of 1819– Nicholas Biddle

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Election of 1824

Adams William H. Crawford

Jackson Clay

131 votes needed

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Elections of 1828• Jackson + Crawford +

Calhoun = Democrats• Clay + Adams = National

Republicans (Whigs)• The Jackson Presidency:• Indian Removal