![]() Dropped the “Republicans” and called party the Democrats.Nashville Junto – supported Andrew Jackson.§ Van Buren style party loyalty leading into election of 1828 § Was vastly influenced by the increase in suffrage and print revolution Southerners limited his hemispheric influence in fear of legitimizing Haiti.Strong opposition in Congress from Jackson’s supporters to “American System” legislation.After this ordeal Adams elected Clay his Secretary of State and many of Jackson’s followers accused them of “corrupt bargaining”.§ JQA won after Henry Clay gave his support and the House elected Adams § Jackson won 43% of the popular vote and 99 electoral votes, while the runner-up JQA won only 31% of the popular vote and 84 electoral votes Calhoun-dropped out before election to run as VP Former US Senator & Rep, War Hero – Andrew Jackson – south and west.Secretary of Treasury – William Crawford – southern support.Speaker of the House – Clay – Western support.Secretary of State – JQA – New England support.§ 5 Republican candidates ran for the presidency: § Marked the end of the “Era of Good Feelings” ![]() § Although minorities and women were excluded, nowhere else in the world was the right to vote as widespread as it was in the US. § The exclusion of minorities marked the limits of liberalization ![]() O Locally women in various groups, usually church-related, provided charity and raised money for community institutions setting community priorities O Women who ran the boardinghouses where most congressmen stayed were often valuable sources of information and official contacts O The wives of presidents provided social settings in which their husbands could conduct political business Women managed to play a role in politics still.Even single wealthy women were considered subordinate to male relatives and couldn’t vote.Women could not vote due to the idea that men headed households and represented the interests of all household members.The reason behind this lack of suffrage was RACISM.All blacks were prohibited to vote in the South.Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Oregon denied African Americans entry into the state.Ohio constitution of 1802 denied free African Americans the right to vote, hold public office, and testify against white men in court cases.Democrats opposed African American suffrage.Free African Americans could vote in ME, NH, MA, VT, RI.§ 1840 – more than 90% of adult males could vote § Many westward states that entered the Union during the late 1700s and early 1800s had either universal manhood suffrage (like Kentucky) or low taxpayer qualifications (like Tennessee and Ohio) § Prior to 1800 limited white property owners and /or taxpayers § In contradiction to the events in the Americas the US had a rapid spread of suffrage, a vibrant but stable democratic political culture, and a basic sectional difference-slavery § Spanish Cuba – sugar producing slave colony until 1880 Act of Union 1840 – eliminates lower and upper Canada – establishes the Province of Canada.§ Canada rebelled against Great Britain in 1837 because of the limited representation imposed on them in the Constitutional Act of 1791 § Britain abolishes slavery in their American colonies (Jamaica, Barbados, etc.) § Haiti gained independence in 1804 setting the pattern for events in many other Caribbean islands O More territorial loss to US in 1848 – Mexican Cession – result of Mexican-American War O National hero saving Mexico from a Spanish invasion in 1829 and overthrowing an unpopular dictatorship in 1832 General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna – president 1833-1853.The Constitution of 1824 created a federal republic which gave the president extraordinary power in times of emergency and gave the Catholic Church a powerful political role.O The constitutional monarchy was short lived with Iturbide ruling as Emperor of Mexico for little more than a year Originally Mexico was a constitutional monarchy under Colonel Agustin de Iturbide.§ 1821 – Mexico achieves independence from Spain O Continental Struggles Over Popular Rights ![]() § American embrace of popular democracy was unusual because elsewhere crises over popular rights dominated § Early years of the 19 th century were a time of extraordinary growth and change for many countries in the Americas including the US The New Democratic Politics in North America.§ Expanded manhood suffrage (4/5 of white men) O New York Constitutional Convention of 1821 Martin Van Buren Forges a New Kind of Political Community.
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