Apush important Presidential Dates study guide

“Revolution of 1800” first peaceful transfer of power between political parties. Aaron Burr ties Jefferson leads to 12th amendment.

• 1800

• 1804

• 1820

• 1828

The corrupt bargain: Jackson has largest vote, but loses election in the House of Representatives when JQ Adams gets support from Henry Clay (then appointed to secretary of state three days later)

• 1800

• 1816

• 1824

• 1836

Jackson is the first president from the west; Democratic Republicans are renamed Democrats

• 1832

• 1840

• 1828

• 1820

First election with mass political participation; log cabin and hard cider; tippecanoe and Tyler too

• 1820

• 1840

• 1796

• 1864

Republican Lincoln wins with a minority (less than 50% of the popular vote); Democrats are split; South Carolina seceded in December

• 1860

• 1864

• 1800

• 1836

Union party wins election – – coalition of Republicans and war Democrats

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“ Compromise of 1877” When Republicans get Hayes , elected in return for union troop removal from south – – ends reconstruction

• 1876

• 1860

• 1820

• 1875

McKinley defeats Bryan, thus ending populist hopes of reforms; decline in a farmer voting afterwards

• 1876

• 1896

• 1892

• 1920

Democrat Wilson wins after Republican party is split between Taft and Roosevelt; Roosevelt forms the bowl moose party and comes in second

• 1812

• 1912

• 1920

• 1898

Republicans win on Hardings platform of “normalcy”

• 1912

• 1820

• 1920

• 1948