Cotton production and slavery were more of a burden to the South than a benefit because it stifled lower class opportunity, discouraged immigration, enslaved the South to the North, and made the entire region’s economy too heavily dependent on one crop. The lion share of cotton in the South was cultured on plantations, plantations were owned by the wealthy; additionally, the wealthy bought up a majority of the agricultural land in the South, greatly reducing the amount poorer class farmers could purchase to pursue economic prosperity. Furthermore, the wealthy manned their plantations with slaves, creating a system that had little to no opportunities for lower classes to advance in society. This system discouraged immigration, both from the …show more content…
During the election of 1824, by electoral college Andrew Jackson won the most votes; however, he did not claim a majority and so the vote moved to the House of Representatives to decide the next president. The current speaker of the House was Henry Clay, he had enormous influence over the decisions of the House and could greatly affect the outcome of the presidential vote. Consequently, he decided to trash Jackson and give the title of president to the electoral college runner up, John Quincy Adams, in return for being appointed as his secretary of state, the stepping stone to the presidency. This caused much controversy within the country, the people felt as if their will was useless if individuals in the government ignored it to pursue their own interests. The presidency was at stake between these two candidates, and although John Q. Adams did win that election, because of the corrupt bargain, he did not win a second term and Henry Clay did not step up to the presidency in 1829, Jackson …show more content…
The election of 1828 was more of a “revolution” because the actual changes made in office were more significant than those made after the 1800 election. the 1800 election passed the presidency from federalist John Adams to Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson, this was seen as a revolution because it was the first time the seat had exchanged hands between the parties. Although this was seen as significant, it went off without a hitch and Jefferson didn't end up doing anything radically in defiance of the federalists. However, the election of 1828 was considered a significant “revolution” because the Jackson radically changed the perspective of the presidency. Before, the presidency was considered to be a highly refined position that represented the elite, Jackson represented the common man and made the people feel closer to the president as shown by his inaugural party. Jackson was a immensely different candidate than the country had ever seen, and the people loved him for it, more than half the population eligible to vote went and voted, while Jackson swept seventy percent of the votes. For these reasons the election of 1828 was more of a