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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