Edward Flynn

For John Quincy Adams

            My assignment was to create a presidential campaign ad for the Election of 1824. I was to create a video supporting John Quincy Adams and his quest for the presidency in 1824. John Quincy Adams followed very much in his father’s, John Adams, footsteps in becoming a great politician. Continue reading →

Brian Edgerley

Against Jackson Ad Paper

 The election of 1824 is the only presidential election to have been decided by the House of Representatives. Because no candidate received a majority of the delegates, the House of Representatives voted John Quincy Adams as president by a margin of 13 states to 7 states for Andrew Jackson and 4 states for William H. Crawford. Continue reading →

Charles C. Pinckney:

In order to create the video advertisement for the Charles C. Pinckney campaign, there were a few things that I set out to capture.  I wanted the advertisement to give some background information about Pinckney, given his successes in politics throughout his adulthood.  Continue reading →

Charles C Pinckney Campaign Ad

The Federalists thought that the election of 1808 was coming at a perfect time for them to be able to take the position of the presidency.  With the initiation of the Embargo Act of 1807, a great platform was created for the Federalists to run against.  For their candidate they selected Charles Cotesworth Pinckney for the second time to oppose the overly favorite James Madison.  Continue reading →

Aimee Dennett

Madison Campaign Ad

 This ad turned out to be much more difficult for me to create than I had originally anticipated for a few reasons.  The first being that it seems Madison did not have any drawings or portraits made of him before 1808 other than one while he was serving in the Virginia legislature.  The second being his strong association with Jefferson at the time of the election, who had just suffered significant domestic political opposition because of his two recent policies.  Continue reading →

Against Jefferson Explanation

            Thomas Jefferson, while campaigning a second time to become the President of the United States, faced three main criticisms from the opposition.  First, his religious practices were questioned.  Not a practicing Christian, but instead a professed Deist, many Americans worried that trouble could come from putting a “non-believer” in charge of the nation.  Continue reading →

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For Adams Video Explanation

 Overall intent and reasoning:

Adams became fairly unpopular by the end of his Presidency due in large part to the passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Yet he was still viewed as being less partisan than a Republican Jefferson; to vote for a Republican would have been considered admitting to factions. Moreover to many, especially Federalists, he did a good job handling the “Quasi War” with the French. Continue reading →

“Against Jefferson” Explanation Paper

            In crafting my video, I chose to focus on a few specific themes about Jefferson that made him a flawed candidate for the election of 1796. I attempted to specifically and repeatedly connect him with three ideas: the idea of factionalism and partisanship, the idea of abandoning duty and the nation, and the idea of excessive loyalty to France. Continue reading →