In memoriam--our civil service as it was, a political cartoon by Thomas Nast showing statue of Andrew Jackson on pig, which is over "fraud," "bribery," and "spoils," eating "plunder." ----Harper's Weekly, 1877 April 28

= 356,038

THE ELECTION OF 1824• March 1824: Calhoun withdrew and ran for vice

presidency• Crawford suffered series of paralytic strokes• With barely a quarter of Americans voting Jackson had

99 electoral votes, Adams 84, Crawford 41 and Clay 37– Election went to the House of Representatives– Clay, no longer in the running, swung his support to Adams

who won– Adams = President / Clay = Secretary of State

»Jackson: “a corrupt bargain!”

How many voted in 1824?

Why the difference in voter turn out?• Simple answer: MUDSLINGING!

PIMP! JackASS!

But seriously…• Emphasis on idea that every citizen equally important and all should

participate in government– Final disestablishment of churches– Beginnings of free-school movement, early interest in adult education

and slow spread of secondary education– Increase in number of newspapers and the decline in their prices– Eight times as many people voted in 1840 as in 1824

• With increase in importance of voting came increase in competition among candidates– Running campaigns and getting vote out required money, people and

organized effort– Parties became powerful institutions that instilled loyalty among

adherents• 1828 election stimulated party formation

– Created bureaucracies– Devoted party workers were rewarded with political offices– Candidates decided best way to attract voters was by flattery

And of course…THE APPEAL of JACKSON

• Jackson similar to Washington– Soldier first– Inveterate speculator in western lands– Owner of plantation and slaves– Man with few intellectual interests

and only sketchily educated• More like a southern planter than a

frontiersman• Stood as a symbol for a new

democratically oriented generation• Drew support from every section and

social class• Believed in equality of opportunity and

distrusted entrenched status

The Appeal of Jackson• “common man”

– Jefferson: believed ordinary man could be educated to believe what was right– Jackson: insisted ordinary man knew what was right by instinct

• “Old Hickory”

THE SPOILS SYSTEM• Jackson decided to punish those who wronged him in the

campaign– Political office seen as reward for victoryIs this “democratic”? Does it still happen today?

Jacksonian Democracy• A movement for more democracy in American

government in the 1830s. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man and was opposed to any signs of aristocracy in the nation. -The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy

• Jacksonian democracy was characterized by contempt for knowledge and belief that ordinary Americans can do anything they set their minds to.

(BUT in reality Jackson actually did appoint people from social and intellectual elite)

Homework

• Questions 1-5 from Ch.9 Ids and Ques.• Question 1: be specific and must include 3

major things that President Jackson did that support your description of him.