LO 4 Two Party System

Discuss the election of 1824 and show how it led to the development of the Democratic Party
Election of 1824 marks an end to the Era of Good Feeling
Henry Clay and the “American System”
National...
Discuss the election of 1824 and show how it led to the development of the Democratic Party
Election of 1824 marks an end to the Era of Good Feeling
Henry Clay and the “American System”
National Bank
1811 first Bank of the United States
1816 Second Bank of the United States
Protective Tariff
(Tariff of 1816)
15 to 30% on cotton, textiles, leather, paper, pig iron, wool and other goods that mostly benefited the North.
Infrastructure
1817, John C. Calhoun proposed the
Bonus Bill, vetoed by Madison
Election of 1824
Candidates
Andrew Jackson (West)
John Q. Adams (North)
William H. Crawford (South)
Henry Clay
261 electoral votes possible with 131 necessary for victory
Clay 37
Crawford 41
Adams 84
Jackson 99
-killing 2,500 Englishmen at New Orleans' qualified a man for the presidency,- Henry Clay
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