The Elections of 1828 and 1840 Compared

Use the cause and effect sheet first to set out Jackson's career, then compare the elections. Ask students to point to the line in the text behind each chart entry.

Compare candidates, campaign style and turnout in the presidential elections of 1828 and 1840. The directions on the page read: Read the text about two presidential elections. Then use it to complete page 2. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 8th grade A New Nation Grows, and it works the same at home or at school. At home, a student can work through it alone and then go over it with you, which shows quickly what is solid and what needs another look. In class it works as independent practice, homework or a warm-up, and you can print one copy or a full set.

No candidate won a majority of electoral votes in 1824, so the House chose John Quincy Adams. When Adams named Henry Clay secretary of state, Jackson's supporters charged a corrupt bargain. Both sheets use this event.

By 1828 most white men could vote because many states had dropped property rules, and voters rather than legislatures chose the president. The comparison sheet asks how campaign style and turnout changed by 1840.

Jackson distrusted the Second Bank, and he vetoed its new charter in 1832. The cause and effect sheet matches this choice and others, such as the Indian Removal Act, to their effects.