Jackson & Industry Review
Test Monday
Who was Andrew Jackson?
"Common Man"
"Manifest Destiny"
"Democrat"
"Rough around the edges"
Some felt that Jackson and the Executive Branch of Government had become too powerful.
WHY????
System of Spoils
Jackson rewarded those who supported him with positions of power. These jobs were taken from the Federalists who were currently doing them and then were given to "common people".
What does this cartoon represent?
Nullification Crisis...What Happened?
1. Tariff (tax on imports) was imposed to protect US production in the North.This tariff hurt the agricultural economy due to the increased price of Foreign goods.
2. "TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS" "STATE'S RIGHTS"
3. South Carolina--Nullification...Federal policy on tariffs violates State's Rights.
4. South Carolina--WE ARE OUT OF HERE!
5. Compromise: Tariffs lowered...President has power to deal with threat of secession with use of force.
2. "TARIFF OF ABOMINATIONS" "STATE'S RIGHTS"
3. South Carolina--Nullification...Federal policy on tariffs violates State's Rights.
4. South Carolina--WE ARE OUT OF HERE!
5. Compromise: Tariffs lowered...President has power to deal with threat of secession with use of force.
The Tariff of Abominations! YouTube
Political Cartoon: Nullification
Cartoon drawn during the nullification controversy showing the manufacturing North getting fat at Southern expense.
Bank War
- What did Jackson dislike about the Second Bank of the United States?
Indian Removal Act:
"Trail of Tears"
West of the Mississippi
Industry+ Immigration = Urbanization
the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areas
Economic Improvement: Geographic Factors of New England
Due to the close proximity of natural resources in New England; trade and Manufacturing and trade grows.
Industrial Revolution Makes Life Better?
Cotton Gin: rise in cotton production + rise in slavery = rise in Southern Economy
Interchangeable Parts: Production improves (faster & cheaper)
Factories: Positive = Jobs, growth of cities; Negative = labor conditions
New Inventions:
Better Transportation (Railroads, canals, steamboats, clipper ships, etc.)
Turning Points in History - Industrial Revolution