John Quincy Adams, Jacksonian Democracy and Manifest Destiny

I. John Quincy Adams

A. Great diplomat, poor politician

B. Nationalist

C. Tariff of 1828

D. Indian problems

E. Election of 1828

II. Jacksonian Presidency

A. Rough and tumble west defines the new American … Hickoryites

B. Inauguration … all invited

C. Partisan politics … to the victor goes the spoils

D. Jackson’s belief that anyone can be part of govt.

1. bureaucracy and rotation in/out of office

2. Kitchen Cabinet

E. Political rivalry between Van Buren and Calhoun

F. Peggy Eaton “scandal” divides the administration

III. Conflicts with VP Calhoun

A. Internal improvements

B. Nullification issue

1. South Carolina and the tariff: 1816, 1820s

2. Calhoun’s South Carolina’s Exposition of Protest

3. Webster-Hayne Debate

4. the Toast

5. Calhoun resigns

IV. Nullification Crisis

A. The Tariff of Abomination

B. Tariff of 1832

C. South Carolina’s response

D. The Force Bill

E. Results

V. Jackson and the Indians

A. Jackson’s attitude

B. Indian Removal Act

C. Cherokees

1. Georgia’s intrusion on their land

2. Supreme Court rulings

3. “Trail of Tears”

VI. “The Bank is killing me!”

A. Pros and Cons

B. Jackson’s opinion

C. Biddle’s attempt to help Clay through use of bank recharter early

D. The Veto

E. Election of 1832

1. National conventions

2. Growing influence of the west

F. Death of National Bank, creation of “pet” banks

G. Results of no bank

1. Lack of national credit

2. money speculation

3. land speculation

4. state debts

5. Distribution Act

6. Specie Circular

VII. Van Buren

A. Democrats vs. Whigs

B. Election 1836

C. Panic of 1837

1. Causes and effects

2. Van Ruin

3. Independent Treasury Bill

VIII. TippeeCanoe and Tyler too!

A. The candidates of 1840

B. Slogans vs issues

C. Harrison wins, dies, Whigs stuck with Dem. Tyler

Manifest Destiny

I. “our God given right”

A. Problems

1. England and Canada … Webster-Ashburton Treaty

2. Oregon = joint occupation w/GB

3. Border with Mexico

4. Native Americans

5. Slavery, yes or no

B. Indians of the Great Plains

1. Migratory

2. Horses/Buffalo

3. Clash of cultures

4. Oregon Trail

C. Gold Rush

D. Texas

1. Stephen Austen

2. Mexico’s rules

3. slavery issue

4. the Alamo

a. Santa Anna

b. Sam Houston

5. Independence

6. Rejection of annexation

II. Election of 1844

A. Issues

1. 54/40 or fight

2. Texas

3. California

B. Polk = dark horse

C. Third party, Liberty party

III. Polk’s promise to get it done in one term

A. Annexation of Texas by Tyler will lead to border problems

B. Oregon

1. Monroe Doctrine interpretation

2. British don’t desire another war

3. Compromise

IV. Mexican War

A. Negotiations fail

B. Aggression at borders in question

C. Northern opposition to war call

D. Zachary Taylor, “Hero of Buenos Vista”

E. Winfield Scott, “Hero of Mexico City”

F. Bear Republic of California

1. Kearney

2. Fremont

G. Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Vocabulary

1. “kitchen cabinet”

2. Peggy Eaton Affair

3. spoils system

4. Webster-Hayne debate

5. Webster v. Georgia

6. Cherokees v. Georgia

7. Trail of Tears

8. Nullification Proclamation

9. Force Bill

10. Nicholas Biddle

11. “pet banks”

12. Whigs

13. Independent treasury Act

14. “logcabin and hard cider campaign”

15. Webster-Ashburton Treaty

16. Manifest Destiny

17. John Fremont

18. Stephen Austen

19. Sam Houston

20. Santa Anna

21. Davy Crockett

22. “remember the Alamo”

23. Liberty party

24. “fifty-four forty or fight”

25. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo