American History

Wednesday, December 6th

 Warm Up
What in the World Wednesday
WHAT happened?
WHERE?
WHEN?
WHY?
HOW can we pray for those involved?
 Today in History
1884 Washington
Monument is completed
at 555 feet, then the
tallest structure in the
world. Today, a city law
prohibits any building
taller than the
monument.
 Today in History
1865 13th Amendment is ratified,
prohibiting slavery in the U.S.
1917 Halifax Explosion
https://youtu.be/Ms1vA0DoHzE
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
The Abolition Movement
Abolition getting rid of all slavery
Gradual abolition eliminating slavery
slowly so the Southern economy didnt
suffer.
William Lloyd Garrison published
The Liberator
Frederick Douglass published The
North Star, black abolitionist
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
The Abolition Movement
Some radical abolitionists wanted to
kidnap slaves, violent movements
against slaveholders, and slave
uprisings.
Nat Turner black preacher who led a
slave rebellion in 1831.
60 whites, mostly women and children,
were killed.
100 black slaves were killed and Nat
Turner was hanged.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
The Abolition Movement
Many people blamed the
abolitionists for the Nat Turner
Revolt.
Other abolitionists were attacked and
killed, and their printing presses
were destroyed.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
New Political Processes
Caucus closed meeting of party
leaders who chose the presidential
candidates
Convention delegates elected
from each state attend a
nominating convention to choose
presidential conventions.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
New Political Processes
1832 Presidential Election
Democrats nominate Andrew
Jackson for a second term.
National Republicans nominate
Henry Clay.
Jackson won by a landslide.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
New Political Processes
Spoils System Jackson believed that
government jobs shouldnt be held
for life.
He replaced government officials with
new workers from the Democratic party.
This opened up jobs to new people, but
it also got rid of experienced and
qualified workers.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
Concerns over a Central Bank
President Jackson believed that the
National Bank violated the
Constitution and free enterprise.
The bank was getting more powerful
and prevented competition.
They had corrupt practices that
made getting loans difficult or with
high interest rates.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
Concerns over a Central Bank
Jackson vs. Biddle
Biddle director of the National Bank;
would grant loans to Congressmen in
exchange for favors and wanted to
bribe President Jackson.
Jackson was outraged and vetoed the
Bank Charter Bill, which would have
allowed the National Bank to continue,
and withdrew all government money.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
Concerns over a Central Bank
Jackson vs. Biddle
Biddle, without government money
in the bank, tried to collect loans
from private individuals, which
resulted in the Panic of 1837.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
Concerns over a Central Bank
Specie Circular
Land buyers in the west borrowed
money to purchase land, planning to
resell it for a higher price. The money
was paper money not backed by
silver or gold.
This drove up land prices so no one
could afford it.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
Concerns over a Central Bank
Specie Circular
Jackson required that buying public
land could only be done with silver or
gold, not paper money.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
1835 Jackson was leaving the Capitol
building when Richard Lawrence, an
unemployed house painter, approached
him and shot at him. The gun misfired,
and Jackson, furious, began clubbing
the man with his walking cane.
Lawrence pulled out another load pistol
and fired again, but this also misfired.
 The Administration of
Andrew Jackson
1835 Jackson was unharmed, but
believed it was an attempt by the
opposing Whig party to assassinate
him.
Lawrence was most likely mentally
unstable and spent the rest of his life
in a mental institution.
The chance of both guns misfiring
was 1:125,000.
 Party Politics
Jacksons presidency was marked by
growing political competition.
Democratic Party led by Andrew
Jackson
Whig Party Jacksons opposition
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