A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson

A COMPANION TO THE ERA OF ANDREW JACKSON More than perhaps any other president, Andrew Jackson s story mirrored that of the United States; from his childhood during the American Revolution, through his military actions against both Native Americans and Great Britain, and continuing into his career in politics. As president, Jackson attacked the Bank of the United States, railed against disunion in South Carolina, defended the honor of Peggy Eaton, and founded the Democratic Party. In doing so, Andrew Jackson was not only an eyewitness to some of the seminal events of the Early American Republic; he produced an indelible mark on the nation s political, economic, and cultural history. A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson features a collection of more than 30 original essays by leading scholars and historians that consider various aspects of the life, times, and legacy of the seventh president of the United States. Topics explored include life in the Early American Republic; issues of race, religion, and culture; the rise of the Democratic Party; Native American removal events; the Panic of 1837; the birth of women s suffrage, and more.

A COMPANION TO THE ERA OF ANDREW JACKSONMore than perhaps any other president, Andrew Jackson's story mirrored that of the United States; from his childhood during the American Revolution, through his military actions against both Native Americans and Great Britain, and continuing into his career in politics. As president, Jackson attacked the Bank of the United States, railed against disunion in South Carolina, defended the honor of Peggy Eaton, and founded the Democratic Party. In doing so, Andrew Jackson was not only an eyewitness to some of the seminal events of the Early American Republic; he produced an indelible mark on the nation's political, economic, and cultural history.A Companion to the Era of Andrew Jackson features a collection of more than 30 original essays by leading scholars and historians that consider various aspects of the life, times, and legacy of the seventh president of the United States. Topics explored include life in the Early American Republic; issues of race, religion, and culture; the rise of the Democratic Party; Native American removal events; the Panic of 1837; the birth of women's suffrage, and more.

Notes on Contributors ixAcknowledgments xivIntroduction: The President and His Era 1Sean Patrick AdamsPart I Young Andrew Jackson's America 131. Life on the Early American Borderlands 15Kevin T. Barksdale2. The Foundations of Jackson's Removal Policy: U.S.-Indian Relations, 1775-1815 37Tim Alan Garrison3. The Old Southwest Becomes the Cotton Frontier 56Daniel S. Dupre4. Andrew Jackson and the Legacy of the Battle of New Orleans 79Matthew WarshauerPart II The Era of the "Common Man" 935. The Market Revolution 95Brian Phillips Murphy6. Religious Revivalism and Public Life 111Eric R. Schlereth7. Internal Improvements 130Stephen Campbell8. Slavery and the Making of the Old South 154Robert H. Gudmestad9. Creating a Democracy of Common Men 170Michael Zakim10. The Ambiguities of Class in Antebellum America 194Brian P. Luskey11. Antislavery to Abolitionism 213L. Diane BarnesPart III Politics in the Age of Jackson 22912. The Early Jackson Party: A Force for Democratization? 231Thomas Coens13. The Myth and Reality of Andrew Jackson's Rise in the Election of 1824 260Sharon Ann Murphy14. The Elections of 1824 and 1828 and the Birth of Modern Politics 280John M. Sacher15. "She's as Chaste as a Virgin!": Gender, Political Platforms, and the Second American Party System 298Nancy Morgan16. The Rise of the Whig Party 328Frank Towers17. The Fog of War: Jackson, Biddle and the Destruction of the Bank of the United States 348Stephen Mihm18. The Nullifi cation Crisis 376Kevin M. Gannon19. Native American Removal 391Andrew K. Frank20. Radicalism in the Age of Jackson 412Joshua R. GreenbergPart IV Jacksonian Legacies 43321. Financial Panics in the Early American Republic 435Jose R. Torre22. Immigration in the Jacksonian Era 454David T. Gleeson23. Andrew Jackson's West 474Eric J. Morser24. The Rise of the Consumer in the Age of Jackson 489Wendy A. Woloson25. The Rise of the "Common Woman" in Jackson's America 509Nancy A. Hewitt26. Fanfare for the Common Man? Political Participation in Jacksonian America 532Robert J. Cook27. Manifest Destiny and the American Southwest 549Sam W. HaynesFurther Reading 569Index 586