Recap of Today's Class (9/12)

Today in class we took the Chapters 9-12 Test, and then started a documentary about Andrew Jackson.   The documentary focused on his rise to popularity and some of his time in Presidency.  An overall summary of what we have taken notes on so far:
        Jacksonian Democracy became popular as new economic opportunities caused common people to want more say/control in government.  Jackson himself appealed to common men because to them, he embodied the spirit of an independent people, which they admired and related to.  However, he scared them a little bit, because he was a very tough, short tempered, and violent man (hence the nickname "Old Hickory"). His time as a governmental leader was very popular, despite a few very important contradictions.  Jackson was very suspicious of the wealthy elite, though he himself was very wealthy.  He also championed equality, but was a slaveholder.  Most notably in office, he demanded the deference of everyone to him, but would answer to no one.  One large difference between Jefferson and Jackson was that Jefferson wanted the people to choose a representative out of the elite class, while Jackson wanted the people to choose a representative from amongst themselves, the people.  Despite Jackson's popularity, he lost the Presidential election once it was thrown to Congress.  Many people claimed that Clay (another candidate) threw his votes to John Q. Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State.  This supposed deal is known as the Corrupt Bargain.  Four years later, in the election of 1828, highly negative propaganda was used between Adams and Jackson.  Adams was called cold, and elitist, and was blamed for stealing government money, as well as supplying a mistress for the Russian Tsar.  In retaliation, Jackson was called a dueler, vigilante, adulterer, and a prostitute's son.  These smears backfired on the National Republicans however, as Jackson's supposed flaws made him more relatable to the common people.  Once Jackson was elected president, disputes began to arise.  The first large one was called the Eaton Affair, which started when one of Jackson's cabinet married a tavern keeper's daughter.  The rest of the cabinet and their wives snubbed her, especially the wife of Calhoun,  Jackson's VP.  This greatly upset Jackson, and he took the affront on this young girl personally.
That's where we left off in class, please feel free to correct any mistakes/misunderstandings in this, as my knowledge of this point in history is far from perfect.