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Bell Ringer

Bell Ringer. Who was responsible for saving many of the important documents from the White House before it was sacked and burned by the British in 1814?. Moving West. More Americans were moving west Louisiana became the first state west of the Mississippi in 1812

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • Who was responsible for saving many of the important documents from the White House before it was sacked and burned by the British in 1814?

  2. Moving West • More Americans were moving west • Louisiana became the first state west of the Mississippi in 1812 • In early 1818 Missouri territory petitioned the US Congress to become the 23rd state.

  3. Congressional Issue of Missouri Statehood • In 1819 there was a balance between slave (11) and free (11) states in the US Senate.

  4. Congressional Issue of Missouri Statehood • You are member of Congress in 1820. • You have to decide on a plan that will get Missouri admitted as the 23rd state of the Union and the 12th slave state. • You will then present your plan to a Congressional Committee where you will have to all agree Missouri’s bid at statehood

  5. The Missouri Compromise • Missouri Compromise of 1820 • Missouri would become a slave state • Maine would become a free state • Slavery would be prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of 36°30’, or Missouri’s southern border

  6. Bell Ringer • Who was the national hero at the Battle of New Orleans? General Andrew Jackson

  7. President James Monroe Seminole Indians Andrew Jackson

  8. Gen. Jackson’s Florida Campaign • Jackson took over Spanish military posts and overthrew the governor of Florida. • Helped the US settle its border dispute with Spain. • Adams-Onís Treaty • US got East Florida • US gave up claim to Texas

  9. The Monroe Doctrine • Many colonies in South and Central America were going through revolutions • James Monroe was worried about the future role European powers might try to play in the Western Hemisphere • December 2, 1823 he gave a speech that became known as the Monroe Doctrine President James Monroe

  10. Election of 1824 The Corrupt Bargain Andrew Jackson John Quincy Adams 114,000 in the popular vote 84 electoral votes 158,000 in the popular vote 99 electoral votes Henry Clay 47,217 in the popular vote 37 electoral votes

  11. Election of 1828 • Andrew Jackson • Democratic Party • People’s President • Invited everyone to his inauguration party • 15,000 people showed up • John Quincy Adams • National Republican Party “What a scene did we witness! … a rabble, a mob, of boys, … women, children, scrambling, fighting, romping …. But it was the people’s day, and the people’s President, and the people would rule.” - Margaret Bayard Smith

  12. Jacksonian Democracy • Spoils System • From the saying “to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.” • Jackson reward some of his supporters with government jobs • Kitchen Cabinet • Jackson’s informal group of advisors • Often met in the White House kitchen • Power of the Veto • Before Jackson the veto power was used a total of 10 times • Jackson used the veto a total of 12 times in his presidency

  13. The People’s President? • Was Andrew Jackson really the people’s president? • Work with your partner to answer questions about the political cartoon. • Be ready to discuss.

  14. Bell Ringer • In your opinion, was Andrew Jackson the people’s president? Explain why or why not.

  15. Why do we need more land? • Population • Agriculture • Fear of invasion

  16. What Stands in the Way? • There are two main obstacles that stand in the way of the US gaining more land. • The unknown land in the West • Native Americans

  17. Fighting Fire with Fire • The Cherokee Nation tried to beat Andrew Jackson’s policy and the State of Georgia through the Court system. • They created their own formal government by writing a Constitution • Very similar to the US Constitution!

  18. Primary Documents • With your group: • Analyze Documents A-C • Answer the questions about them on your worksheet • On the back of your sheet answer the following: • What do you think was the outcome of the court case? Do you think the Cherokee Nation had to be relocated?

  19. Bell Ringer • Who won the Supreme Court case Worcester v. Georgia (1832)?

  20. Short Victory • The Cherokee may have won the battle in court, but the lost the war with Andrew Jackson. • President Jackson ignores the Supreme Court ruling! “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it!”

  21. Rude Awakening • In 1838 federal troops rounded up the remaining Cherokee people living in Georgia and forced them into stockades. • Many people were forced out with just the clothes on their back. That fall and winter 16,000 Cherokee were forced to march through the rain, sleet, and snow.

  22. Primary Documents • With your group: • Analyze Document D and answer the questions on your worksheet.

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