HIST 1100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Albany Regency, Bill Clay, Caucus
16 May 2016
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Democracy was the main point of the 1820s and 1830s: the rise of popular politics, 1820-1829. 1810- some states had extended the right to vote to almost all white men: the decline of the notables and the rise of parties. Only pennsylvania and vermont had state constitutions allowing all male tax payers to vote. Wealthy dominated politics: the advance of democracy. Suffrage struggles began in 1810s in maryland. Indiana, illinois, and alabama extended voting to tax paying men. Mid 1820s, only nc, va, and ri required land ownership to vote: martin van buren and the rise of parties. 1917-1821 started first political machine, the albany regency with newspaper albany argus. Required elected officials to attend party caucus: the election of 1824. Clay supported american system, an integrated program of national economic development similar to the commonwealth policies pursued by state governments. Jackson benefited from patriotism from war of 1812. Due to 12th amendment, house of reps. decided election.
