Jackson-Intro-Notes-2019

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Herrenvolk Democracy! 1. States dropped property requirements, so Middle-class and Lower-class WHITE MEN who were OF AGE (usually 21) could vote. 2. Each state had its own rules. 3. Politicians began to reach out to common “folks” 4. Elections were social events with speeches, eating, and drinking. 5. Your vote was NOT secret.

White (Male) Nationalism! • Herrenvolk Democracy in Jackson’s America was an extension of white nationalism. • Political leaders excluded or included people from the political process by race and gender. • The majority of Americans in this era— North and South —believed that American identity had an ethnic component.

Nationalism & Identity • Patriotism is an affirmative, positive love one’s country —an appreciation of a country’s political culture and social norms. • Nationalism has an exclusionary edge to it. – German Nationalism ? Not French – Serbian Nationalism Not Croatian – Vietnamese Nationalism Not Chinese – American Nationalism ? ????

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Nationalism & Cultural Preservation • Many Americans RESENTED immigrants and the expansion of democracy. • They wanted to preserve – Elite domination of politics – Traditional Protestant Culture Washington Irving was a Cultural Conservative

Andrew Jackson, 7th President • Andrew Jackson was a war hero. • He had an imperious , cantankerous personality. • He had a temper, but he could control and use it. • Jackson was portrayed as a violent murderer, who killed people at will and enjoyed it. • He had fought several duels and executed people. • He argued that he had done so for sound reasons.

Why so Angry? • During the Revolutionary War, a young Jackson was ordered to polish the boots of a Red Coat. • He refused. • The Red Coat struck him in the head with the blunt side of his saber. • He had a groove in his skull for the rest of his life.

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ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING! • Jackson did NOT CAUSE democracy to develop in Antebellum America. • His success was a RESULT of American democratization. • His hot temper and rough manners would have disqualified him in the Early Republic. • His enemies called themselves “Whigs ” • Jackson’s supporters called themselves Democrats. • Whigs v. Democrats • The 2 nd Party System was born.