Andrew Jackson 1829-1837

Election of 1828 More Men Allowed to Vote Not Just Wealthy Land Owners Mostly Farmers, Frontier Settlers, and Southern Slaveholders Jackson Would Defend the Common People and Slave States Democratic Party Formed Election Focused on Candidate Personalities John Calhoun (SC) Chosen as Vice President

Qualifications War Hero Worked Up From Poor to Rich “Common Man” Hot-Tempered After Victory, Threw a Party Tearing Up The White House Lawn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOPdJ6lS5Os

Spoils System “To The Victor Belong the Spoils of the Enemy” Awarded Supporters With Government Positions Martin Van Buren (Strongest Allie) Kitchen Cabinet Informal Trusted Advisors That Met In White House Kitchen

Tariffs Northerners Wanted Protected Tariff for Imported Goods Southerners Wanted Lower Taxes For Imported Goods Westerners Divided Tariff of Abominations High Tax Rates on Imported Goods

Nullification Crisis States Have the Right to Challenge Federal Law as Unconstitutional South Carolina Threatens to Leave the Union if Taxes Continue to Increase Jackson Supported Federal Government Threatened to Send Soldiers to South Carolina Compromised Reached

2nd Bank of the US McCulloch Vs. Maryland Federal Bank Constitutional Federal Law Superior to State Law Jackson Vetoed Federal Bank Renewal Moved Most of the Funds to State Banks State Banks Offered Credit to Citizens Helped Settle the West Lowered National Debt

Black Hawk War Conflicts in Illinois Sauk Tribe Refuse to Leave Run out of Food and Supplies = Surrender Led to Removal of Native Americans in the Northwest Territory

Indian Removal Act Removed Native Americans Who Lived East of the Mississippi Pushed Native Americans Into Territories Further West Supporters Argued It Would Help Native Americans Prevent Further Conflicts With Settlers Created Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Trail of Tears Cherokee Tribe Vs. United States Gold Found on Cherokee Land In Georgia Federal Government Not State Had Rights Over Native American Territory Jackson Did Not Back Court Ruling Almost 1/4 of All Cherokee Died on 800 Mile March http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qalhDKLrWEQ