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Section 3 Notetaking Study Guide Question to Think About As you read Section 3 in your textbook and take notes, keep this question in mind: How did people gain more power during the Age of Jackson?
Use these charts to record key information from the section. Some information

has been filled in to get you started. Important Events During the Age of Jackson Year

Event

Presidential Election • Who ran: _________________________________________________ • Who won the electoral vote: Jackson • Problem with results: _______________________________________ • How election was decided: by a vote in the House of Representatives • Who was ultimately elected: _________________________________

1824–1828

John Quincy Adams’s Presidency • Burdened by charges of a ________________________ • Had _______________ plans but accomplished little • Lacked the political skills to push his programs through ____________________

1828

Presidential Election • Who ran: _________________________________________________ • Who won: _____________________ • Revealed growing ________________ and class divisions

1832

Presidential Election • Who ran: _________________________________________________ • Who won: _____________________

Key Political Changes During the Age of Jackson What Changed

Suffrage

How It Changed

What It Replaced

Almost all adult white males were allowed to vote and hold office.

Most states had required men to own property before they could vote.

Choosing the electoral college Choosing political candidates Ideas about who should participate in political life

Only those with money and power should vote and run for office.

Refer to this page to answer the Chapter 10 Focus Question on page 166. 158

Unit 3

Chapter 10

Section 3

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