HIST 015A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jacksonian Democracy, Nullification Crisis, Petticoat Affair
1 Mar 2019
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Government in the hands of a natural aristocracy". Development of mass politics" the acceptance of the party system. The self made man and the rise anti-elitism. Disappearance of distinctive upper and lower class modes of dress. Effects on clergy and learned professions/ law and medicine. The election of 1824 and the corrupt bargain . Equal benefits and protections for all white male citizens. Paradoxical position on role of federal government: Jeffersonian model of weak national government, reduced influence of entrenched elites,inc. Strong advocate national union, and use of federal force to protect it. The demise of john c. calhoun and the rise of martin van buren. Calhoun"s resignation and the south carolina convention of 1832. Shifting government attitudes toward native american tribes. The five civilized tribes of the southeast - chicksaw, creek, chocktaw, cherokee, seminoles. Jackson"s war against the bank of the us. Attempts to recharter the bank by nicholas biddle , henry clay and daniel.
