The Jacksonian Presidency
Policy that forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi
What is the Indian Removal Act?
Why no candidate won an electoral majority in 1824
Multiple candidates split the electoral vote
Political conditions that led to the formation of the Second Party System
What is the collapse of the Democratic-Republic?
Core goal shared by all abolitionists despite differing methods
Ending slavery
Religious roots of antebellum reform movements
Second Great Awakening
Who did Jackson primarily rely on to make policy?
Constitutional role of the House of Representatives in the election
The House chooses the president when no majority exists
Key ideological difference between Democrats and Whigs
Federal power vs. limited government
How moral suasion appealed to Northern audiences
Appealed to Christian morality and conscience
How public education reform reflected republican ideals
Created informed, moral citizens
What was Andrew Jackson referred to, symbolizing his appeal to ordinary voters?
what is the "common man"? (or Old Hickory)
How Henry Clay influenced the election’s outcome
Clay supported Adams in the House vote
How parties used popular campaigning to mobilize voters
Rallies and slogans
Why immediate emancipation from slavery scared many white Northerners
Feared racial equality and social upheaval
Why prison and asylum reforms emerged in the 1830s–1840s
Response to inhumane conditions
Crisis over states’ rights and tariffs
Why the “Corrupt Bargain” damaged John Quincy Adams’s presidency
Role of newspapers and patronage in party loyalty
Reinforced party loyalty and organization
How the Underground Railroad challenged federal authority
Defied the Fugitive Slave Act
How women’s participation in reform reshaped gender norms
Expanded women’s public roles
Why Jackson vetoed the national bank
What is his belief that the Bank favored wealthy elites and threatened democracy?
How the election reshaped American political participation
Encouraged mass political engagement and party organization
Why political parties expanded democracy while also deepening division
Increased participation but heightened sectionalism
How radical abolitionism intensified sectional conflict
Increased Southern fear and resistance
Why reform movements both unified and divided Americans
Exposed tensions over morality, class, and race