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The New Political History and the Election of 1840

The Journal of Interdisciplinary History

Vol. 23, No. 4 (Spring, 1993)

, pp. 661-682 (22 pages)

Published By: The MIT Press

https://doi.org/10.2307/206278

https://www.jstor.org/stable/206278

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Review each lesson plan. Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing.
This unit is one of a series of complementary EDSITEment lessons on the early growth of political parties in the United States. Some student knowledge of the events and issues covered in the following complementary lessons is essential to a complete understanding of the presidential election of 1828.
- The First American Party System covers such issues and events as the negative attitude among the Founders toward political parties, as reflected in Washington's Farewell Address; the differences in philosophy and policy between followers of Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (who favored a less active federal government and eventually formed the Democratic-Republican Party) and the followers of Alexander Hamilton (who espoused a more powerful and active federal government and eventually formed the Federalist Party).
- Certain Crimes Against the United States: The Sedition Act deals with—among other issues and events—foreign affairs during the Federalist presidency of John Adams, and the political differences that contributed to the creation of the Sedition Act, which led, in turn, to the demise of the Federalist Party.
- The Election Is in the House: The Presidential Election of 1824 touches on events in the presidential campaign of 1824, in which every candidate belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party, throwing the election into the House of Representatives, and thus setting the stage for the election of 1828. The lesson also discusses the Electoral College and the procedure to be used when an election is thrown into the House of Representatives.
The first three lessons in this unit look at different aspects of the changes in the electorate that were occurring in the first half of the 19th century. With that background, students are better prepared to study the election campaign of 1828 in the final lesson. It is also important for students to have some knowledge of the controversial election of 1824. For relatively brief yet comprehensive background on the election of 1824 and the election of 1828 and its aftermath, read the following one-page articles from Digital History, a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed resource History Matters:
- Emergence of a New Party System
- The Presidency of John Quincy Adams
- The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

If time permits, some students would benefit from the background gained through reading the essays as well.

Throughout this unit, but especially in the culminating activity for Lesson Four, below, students read and analyze a variety of primary documents. The following materials from EDSITEment-reviewed resources may be useful to teachers seeking expert advice on the use of primary documents:
- Using Primary Sources in the Classroom on American Memory
- Document Analysis Worksheets and History in the Raw on National Archives Educator Resources
- Making Sense of Evidence on History Matters

Who could vote in 1840?

Generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying white males (about 6% of the population). However, some states allowed also Black males to vote, and New Jersey also included unmarried and widowed women, regardless of color.

How had the American election system changed by the election of 1828?

With the ongoing expansion of the right to vote to most white men, the election marked a dramatic expansion of the electorate, with 9.5% of Americans casting a vote for president, compared with 3.4% in 1824.

Which constitutional change in the early twentieth century led to an increase in democratic participation in the United States?

Passed by Congress on May 13, 1912, and ratified on April 8, 1913, the 17th Amendment modified Article I, Section 3, of the Constitution by allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. Prior to its passage, senators were chosen by state legislatures.

How did the corrupt bargain affect the US political party system in the 1820s quizlet?

How did the "corrupt bargain" affect the US political party system in the 1820s? The US went back to having only one political party. Voters did not register as members of political parties. The Democratic political party was formed.

Why did voter participation in elections increase dramatically between 1824 and 1840?

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