1775, 1776 states began to write state constitutions Made voting more accessible (Opened the political world) From republicanism to competitive liberal democracy Shift from showing no interest in political power to competitive Embrace of party politics Political parties are good In order to vote you needed to own land Only in five states, Maine Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York allowed black men to vote New Jersey allowed women to vote until 1807 when it was revoked George Caleb Bingham (artist who painted famous American scenes) such as Jacksonian politics Politicians had to make their case right to the common mam (that was a change) The County Election (Political parties begin to perfect the tactics for voter turnout) No oppositions party in 1820 Sought unity in government Supported the American System: Bank of U.S. (B.U.S) Tariffs Internal improvement James Monroe tried to unify all in his cabinet Currency printed by individual banks Specie Hard money, gold and silver First political party was marginalized Bad Feelings The Panic of 1819 Post 1815 prosperity Depression in 1819 (Bubble burst) Whom to blame? Old republicans and national Republican The Missouri Crisis (1819) Missouri came in as a slave state but Maine was allowed as a free state Missouri compromise line 36 30; no slavery north of the line Election of 1824 and the Corrupt Bargain Regional Favorites - Andrew Jackson ( South) Slavocracy - John Q. Adams (New England) - William H. Crawford (Chesapeake) - Henry Clay (West) Internal Improvement (Speaker of the House) Helped to decide who would win the election - The corrupt bargain was between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams - A dubious Republican - Attempted to remain neutral in new party system - An activist federal government - Public hostility Election of 1828 Martin Van Buren and party organizations - Wanted: - Reorganization of the Old Republican Party - Restore alliance of planters of the South and the plain Republicans of the North - Unite people against the money power - Counter geographical divisions founded on local interests or, what is worse, prejudices between free and slave holding states - (Wanted to link New York with the upper south and create large democratic party) Voter turnout surged to 60% Adams vs. Jackson The Age of the Common Man Unleash democracy onto the nation