Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: The Presidency of Andrew Jackson

John Quincy Adams narrowly beat Andrew Jackson in the presidential election of 1824. Though his 'American System' modernized the American economy, his endorsement of a protective tariff as well as his lenient stance toward Native...

This Khan Academy resource provides information surrounding the Presidency of Andrew Jackson, including his successes and failures.

The War of 1812 pitted US forces against those of Great Britain in a battle for control over the destiny of the North American continent.

The growing partisanship between the Federalist camp, led by John Adams, and the Democratic-Republican camp, led by Thomas Jefferson, resulted in a bitterly contested presidential election in 1800.

What would happen if the values and decisions of the past were put on trial today? Watch as the answer unfolds in a clever cartoon drama centering on the presidency of Andrew Jackson. A great way of opening the door to multiple points of...

In response to the Tariff of 1828, vice president John C. Calhoun asserted that states had the right to nullify federal laws.

Take this quick self assessment over the age of reform in the United States.

What happened to the nineteenth-century temperance movement? Becca discusses the rise of the American Temperance Society, teetotalism, and the temporary pause in the movement that accompanied the Civil War. [6:19]

During the first half of the nineteenth century, demand for cotton led to the expansion of plantation slavery. By 1850, enslaved people were growing cotton from South Carolina to Texas.

What started the temperance movement, which attempted to curb the consumption of alcohol in the United States? Becca discusses the temperance movement of the early 19th century. [4:52]