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Why Did Andrew Jackson Lose The Election Of 1828

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1828 // Election of 1828 Winning the popular vote, victory was snatched from beneath Andrew Jackson’s nose. 1824 was the year the so-called “corrupt bargain” solidified his loss. With the great compromiser, Henry Clay, helped John Quincy Adam win the election when political protocol set in his court. Jackson and his support group, the democratic party, developed a vicious resistance which only furthered aspects of the election of 1828. Attacks were thrown from both sides, but Jackson did proceed to win presidency that year. He brought notable accomplishments immediately. First he was the first president who wasn’t born in Virginia or named Adams. He served as the mouthpiece of those on the west, gaining ground as the “common man.” His term …show more content…

We see during the previous president, John Quincy Adams’ term, Jackson felt wronged by how the political scheme of congress led to him losing the election. This led to the strategic playing of the corrupt bargain as means to resonate with the common man. The common man had become a key aspect to winning the election. With more and more states allowing for all white men to vote, aristocrats could not be favored as previously seen. The effects of these causes were tremendous. The solidification of an entire party is very impactful in America’s short history, especially a party that still stands …show more content…

Initially, there had been slave rebellions, but most occurred on boats. The fact was none had an impact on actual southern society. This entire event outraged and struck fear into the hearts of the southerners. The rebellion triggered harsher punishments and policies on rebellions, and threat of rebellions. Slaves were often convicted and killed for simple threats of possible rebellion, and whether or not the threat was legitimate, we may never know. Nat Turner’s rebellion sparked something in the slaves as well, hope. Nat Turner’s love for religion and literature inspired more slaves to go behind their master’s backs and learn and develop culture of their own, including vast kin networks that would establish the culture of slaves for years to come. Not to say that this culture wasn’t developing before the rebellion, just to say that the rebellion further pushed slaves to do more in response to their overt

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