Why was Jackson popular?
Came from humble origins
Was a representative of the frontier
Was a war hero
Critic of Eastern Elites
Corrupt Bargain of 1824
Henry Clay collected votes then was made secretary of state by winner John Quincy Adams
What reforms occurred under Jackson
Expansion of voting rights
Openness in selecting candidates
Direct appeal to public for support
Spoils System
President chooses all positions
Did Jackson like the national bank?
No
The Whig Party
Formed by Clay in opposition to Jackson's bank controversy
Results of Bank War
Country went in steep economic decline
Inflation weakened economy
Public lost confidence in nation's economy
American System
designed to strengthen economy
What did the American System have?
Tariffs
Transportation improvements
Linking regional economies
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney
Reaper
McCormick
Plow
Deere
How many immigrants came over from 1820 to 1850?
More than 2 million
Most immigrants were
Irish or German
Young men
Skilled workers, laborers, farmers
Why did the Irish immigrate?
Famine
Starvation
Why did the German immigrate?
Unemployment
Political unrest
Immigrant experiences in Urban areas
Dirty, crowded
Long hours with little pay
Immigrant experiences in Rural areas
Owned own land
Self-supporting farmers
Reaction to immigration
Feared job competition
Disagreed with immigrant beliefs
Believed immigrants didn't fit in America
Nativism
Policies favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
Second Great Awakening
Movement to revive and reform churches in America
Temperance Movement
Fights against drinking excessive alcohol
Why did women support the Temperance Movement?
Their husbands spent most of their salary on alcohol
Dorothea Dix
Hospitals and Prisons
Horace Mann
Education
Abolition Movement
William Lloyd Garrison
Expectations for Women
Focus on home and children
Education is not important
Seneca Falls
Called attention to discrimination against women
Main Women reformers
Lucretia Mott
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
First state to grant suffrage
Wyoming
Year of first suffrage granted
1890