1. CHAPTER 10:
The Age of Jackson
Section 1:
Jacksonian Democracy

2. VOCABULARY
• Spoils system: A politicians’
practice of giving government jobs
to his or her supporters

3. THE ELECTION OF 1828
 Andrew Jackson (Democrat) vs.
John Quincy Adams (Nat.
Republican)
• Rematch of 1824

6. THE ELECTION OF 1828
• Jackson ran as a “common
man” and war hero
 Jackson wins

7. HOW DID JACKSON
WIN?
 Expansion of democracy
• Voting rights recently given to
all white men, not just
landholders
 This was called Jacksonian
Democracy

8. Rachel Jackson

9. JACKSON IN THE WHITE
HOUSE through
 Supporters rewarded
the spoils system
 Followed advice of his “Kitchen
Cabinet”
• Informal group of trusted
friends