Jackson+Doc.+Interp

Group 1
Jackson Documents

A: 1) John Calhoun, "Address to the People of the United States" Biased, southerner 2) US seceded from Britain to ensure self-govt, that the only legit govt comes from the consent of the people 3) South should be justified in rejecting tariff/ seceding from country if it wants to 4) Tariff of Abominations, "Nullies", led to Force Bill

B: 1) Andrew Jackson's Veto Message biased, gonna defend self 2) "sincerely regret" vetoing Bank charter, foreign share holders (bank not owned by americans), monopoly on exchange, power in hands of few, good for rich class not poor 3) Jackson for common man, assertion of pres. power (declaring stuff unconst.al), 4) Jackson vs. Clay, birth of Whigs, "pet banks", Panic of 1837

C: 1)Webster's reply to Jackson biased, liked bank, anti-Jackson 2) Veto gives too much pres. power, vs. great majority, Bank already const.al by Supreme Court, vs. liberty, prejudices vs. social class, aims to impassion poor vs. rich 3) Jackson shouldnot have destroyed the bank just because he was against it. This was an immature move on his part, and he can't just keep getting rid of things just because he doesn't like them. 4) Bank, Whigs, Veto power

D:1) Jackson's formal message to Congress about the removal of the Indians. biased, Jackson's view on the Indians 2) Immediate removal of the Indians is important for the U.S., whites will move in and advance the economy. 3) Jackson wanted the Indians out of American states so white people could move in and take advantage of the land and improve the economy. 4) Jackson, trail of tears, Indian removal, Cherokees and Supreme Court ruling that Jackson ignored

E:1) Robert Lindneux - biased, was born 30 years after the Trail of Tears 2) Indians on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma 3) hardship experienced during/inhumanity of forced removal 4) trail of tears,"Civilized Tribes", Jackson power over Supreme Court,

F:1) Henry Clay's speech before the Senate April 20, 1834 2) Jackson has destroyed everything former presidents have built up over the years. 3) Jackson should not be president 4) Democrats vs. Whigs, Bank, spoils system

G: 1) Political Cartoon, Biased. 2) A cartoon showing Jackson slaying a snake that represents the Bank of the US. The snake has multiple heads representing Biddle. The many headed monster is also hurting the people around the bank. 3) Means that the Bank of the US which was led by Nicholas Biddle was a monopolistic bank and that Jackson took the bank down. That the bank was corrupt and Jackson needed to take it down. 4) Relates to Jackson, Bank of the US, Trail of Tears, Nicholas Biddle.

H: 1) Jackson Announces His Rotation in Office Policy (1829), Not biased. 2) Shows what Jackson had said about the office policy. 3) Jackson means that offices are created for the people and therefore, it is the people who have the right to complain about what happens in office when someone gets appointed or is removed from office. 4) Relates to the office, and what Jackson believes.

I: 1) Shows William Harrison in front of a log cabin with barrels of hard cider with soldiers. One soldier is grabbing his arm and the other is sitting on a barrel drinking hard cider. The flag says Harrison and Tyler. 2) The document represents Harrison's campaign for presidency in 1840, soldiers are his friends 3) Relates to William Henry Harrison, "Log Cabin and Hard Cider", Election of 1840, Common Man's Triumph, Whigs

J:1) Mrs Samuel Harrison Smith describes Jackson's inauguration and how citizens invaded the white house and the huge crowd that surrounded the house. She also describes how the president was almost soffocated and had to be escorted away. House was trashed and all the refreshments were taken outside. 2) It shows Jackson's popularity with the people and how he was welcomed to office in the Election of 1828, showed mass support of west and south 3) "Inaugural Brawl", "King's Mob", Andrew Jackson, Mobocracy, Democrats

K: 1) Shows Jackson dressed as a King of England, holding a scroll saying veto, the constitution is ripped apart at his feet, and the sides say "Born to command.", "Had I been consulted.", "Of veto memory", and "King Andrew the First" 2) This cartoon shows how some people thought that Jackson was using too much presidential power. The veto represents when he used his presidential veto to get rid of Clay's recharter of the US Bank. The ripped up constitution represents how some of his acts such as the Indian Removal Act, Tariff of Abominations, and removing the US Bank may be seen as unconstitutional. Portrays him as a king, accuses him of tyranny. 3) Jackson, Spoils system, Tariff of Abominations, Bank of US, Biddle, Henry Clay, Election of 1832, Jackson's veto of recharter, view of Whigs

Group 2
Document A-
 * __Source-__ John Calhoun's speech, "Address to the People of the United States", delivered in November 1832
 * __Document Says-__ discusses the state's individual right to self-government after secession from Crown of Britain
 * __Document Means-__ colonies were declaring their independence and that no outside authority can dominate their self-governing
 * __Other Outside Information__-
 * Declaration of Independence
 * nullification of laws they deemed unconstitutional (important part of his politics)
 * wanted to secede from the union and form Confederate Union of America

Document B-
 * __Source__- Andrew Jackson's Veto Message to Recharter the BUS (July 10, 1832)-definitely is biased towards Jackson as he was the strongest opponent to the BUS and also the one who wrote the message
 * __Document Says__- Jackson clearly states that he will not approve the charter because it is chiefly controlled by the rich, aristocratic class
 * __Document Means__- the Jackson administration was taking away any type of a federally controlled banking establishment, greatly injuring the country in the long run
 * __Other Outside Information__-
 * recharter bill for BUS
 * Andrew Jackson
 * bank controlled by aristocracy
 * believed it was anti-western (against his common people who lived in the west, out to Mississippi River)
 * put money in state banks instead of federal
 * foreign investment in bank used by Jackson to get people to hate it

Document C- source- President Jackson states his view on the removal of the Indians to congress bias-he is obviously telling his side of the story
 * __Source__- Daniel Webster's response to Jackson's Veto of Recharter (July 11, 1832)
 * __Document Says__- essentially states that his message places executive (federal!) control over every aspect of government
 * __Document Means__-
 * Document D**

doc says- it will be better for everyone if the Indians moved to the reservations

doc means- the Jackson wants the Indian's land is going to take it

outside info- Trail of Tears- path the Indians took to get to the reservation Jackson- notorious for doing what he thought right, no matter what

source- painting by Robert Lindneux. Woolar Museum, Bartlewsville, Oklahoma
 * Document E**

doc says- hundreds of Indians on the trail of tears old and decrepit walking in cold

doc means- Jackson was cruel and hard the people made them take almost impossible journey to land that is not their own.

outside info- Trail of Tears- path the Cherokee and Chickasaw took to get to the reservation Five Civilized Tribes- Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Seminoles; indians that lived life like whites but took up to much land to live in the white man's company.

source-Henry Clay's speech Before the Senate, 20 April, 1834 100% Bias against Jackson
 * Document F**

doc says- did nothing and will be remembered for nothing

doc means- Clay did not like Jackson Jackson is one of the worst leaders ever.

outside info- Whigs-early ideals of everyone who hated Jackson Clay- still bitter he hasn't won the presidency yet (failed multiple times)

source-Political cartoon
 * Document G**

doc says- General Jackson Slaying the Many Headed Monster

doc means- Jackson singlehandedly took down the Bank of the United States.

outside info Nicholas Biddle, "Czar Nicholas I" -head of BUS, fought hard and claimed the Bank constitutional

a. __Source-__ Jackson's Rotation in Office Policy Annunciation -Obviously biased, due to Jackson's extreme views
 * Document H-**

b. __Document says-__ -Jackson clearly speaks out against the Spoils System -He thinks people have the right to speak up about bad officers -Officers required removal shall not be sacrificed to private interest

c. __Document means-__ -Jackson was a fair president at this time, due to the fact that advocated peoples' rights to complain about the government -In addition, he spoke out about his beliefs regarding the corrupt Spoils System, and the system of officials' removal

d. __Outside information related to document-__ -The Spoils System uproar

a. __Source__- No noted source
 * Document I-**

b. __Document Says__- -Harrison was a "common man" that was a war veteran -This was showing that Harrison was a good candidate (positive advertisement)

c. __Document Means__- -People felt that, even though Harrison was just a common man, he would make an excellent president -The fact that he was only a common man, obviously didn't negatively effect his campaign, due to the fact that **he won**

d. __Outside info related to topic-__ -1840 election -"Tippiecanoe and Tyler Too" campaign slogan

a. __Source-__ Written by Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith about the Inauguration of Andrew Jackson -unbiased; she had no connection with Andrew Jackson
 * Document J-**

b. __Document Says- -__

c. __Document Means-__

d. __Outside info-__

a. __Source-__ -No Source Noted -Therefore, No Bias
 * Document K-**

b. __Document Says-__ -Jackson acted as a King- not a constitutional president -He vetoed laws too much/ too often -Jackson didn't care about the constitution -He was too much of a commander; and took too much power -Took advantage of presidential rights/powers

c. __Document Means-__ -People (especially the illustrator of this cartoon) had strong, negative feelings against Jackson -A great number of people disaggreed with Jackson, and they way he ruled over The United States -Illustrator felt that Jackson took strong advantage of the constitutional/ presidential rights and advantages

d. __Outside Info Related-__ -Andrew Jackson's veto of the Recharter Bill -Native American Removal (constitutionality question) -Jackson tried to overthrow the Bank (constitutionality question)