Transcript Definition--removing officeholders of the rival political party

Warm up:
Review your textbook on the issue of the
2nd Bank of the United States.
Jackson in Office
Chapter 10A (304-308)
The student will understand the
presidential administration of Jackson
including his split with Calhoun, the
growing sectionalism, and the 2nd Bank of
the United States.
AL COS 10th grade #26
I. "Spoils system"
A. Definition--removing officeholders
of the rival political party system and
replacing them with members of one's
own party
See notes
B. Jackson's reasoning
II. Maysville Road veto
A. Vetoed because he opposed federal
funding of internal improvements
B. Increased his popularity with the South
as well as the Indian Removal Act
III. Tariff of 1828
A. Areas protected—East and West
B. Areas resenting--The South due to
limited competition didn’t need
protection
C. Tariff of 1828
1. Calhoun
2. South Carolina Exposition and
protest
3. Nullification
III. Attempts to decrease increasing
sectionalism
or Jackson v. Calhoun
A. Excess surplus
B. Lower tariffs
C. Eaton snub
D. "Stab in back"
E. Compromise Tariff 1833--Clay
F. Force Bill
SEE NOTES
IV. Second Bank of the U.S.
A. Positives
1. Could reduce the banks lending
power by asking them to redeem (in
gold/silver; specie) their bank notes
held by the bank of the U.S.
2. Overall, the number of banks issuing
their own currency increased during
Jackson's administration.
3. Banks often issued more notes than
they had specie to cover--therefore
the U.S. bank's ability to do this put
a healthy restraint on lending
B. Negatives
C. Reapplication of charter
1. Why?
2. Jackson veto
Jackson's Presidency: The Power of the Federal Government Increases, Westward Expansion is Encouraged (02:01)
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V. Election of 1832
A. Parties/candidates
B. Significance
VI. Election of 1836—Democrat Martin Van
Buren wins
A. Democrat Martin Van Buren wins
B. Independent Treasury—advocated by
Van Buren to keep federal money out
of business corporations
VII. Election of 1840
A. William H. Harrison, a Whig, wins,
in part because of his military record
B. Martin Van Buren loses because of the
economic depression and his sluggish
Campaigning
C. Increased voting due to higher
percentage of eligible voters actually
voting
Jackson’s Death 1845
Jackson in Office
Chapter 10A (304-308)
The student will understand the
presidential administration of Jackson
including his split with Calhoun, the
growing sectionalism, and the 2nd Bank of
the United States.
AL COS 10th grade #26