Document 10-5: King Andrew the First (c. 1833)

Decrying Jackson’s Use of Presidential Power

King Andrew the First (c. 1833)

With the revolutions in printing technology, cartoons became an effective weapon in the divisive political campaigns of the antebellum period. Both the Democrats and Whigs employed cheaply produced newspapers and other campaign materials to rally voters with images of their party’s standard-bearers and opponents. Members of the Whig Party, who had supported renewing the charter of the Second Bank of the United States, were enraged by Jackson’s veto of the bank bill. In this image, produced by supporters of the Whig Party, Jackson is depicted as King Andrew the First, holding a scepter in his right hand and his veto of the bill in his left.

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Source: King Andrew the First, c. 1833 (litho), American School (19th century) / American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA / The Bridgeman Art Library.

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