Stop looking up here and listen to coach brown

Taxes and Natives Tariff of 1828 (what’s its other name) Passed before Jackson’s administration Favored the Industrial North Forced the south to pay high prices for manufactured goods

Tariff of 1828 Caused many debates over the state of the Union 1832 Another tariff was passed South Carolina declared it “null and void” S.C. threatens to secede from the Union

Natives Native Americans were the focus of many questions Wealthy plantation owners were buying up much land to produce more cotton As a result many natives were being forced off their land

Jackson’s response AL, GA, MS were breaking federal treaties and taking native land The President supported the actions and signed the Indian Removal Act

GA found gold in the western part of the State As a result the State took 9 million acres from the natives

Indian Removal Act The Cherokee tried to sue the State but they were not allowed to do so because they were not citizens and not a foreign country They sued through a missionary

Indian Removal Act John Marshall ruled GA could not do that Jackson said let him try to enforce his ruling

Trail of Tears 1838 Army forced 15,000 natives out of their homes while people burned them In groups of 1,000 the natives were forced to walk for 116 days to Oklahoma This was done in the winter and 1 of 4 died

Bank War Jackson again felt like most Americans He believed the Bank was a monster controlled by only a few people He blamed the Bank for Panic of 1819 The Bank was nearing the end of its charter

Bank War If the Congress did not extend the Charter the Bank would vanish Congress voted to re issue the Charter What do you think Jackson did? He vetoed the decision

Jackson and the Bank Jackson surprised many politicians by winning re-election The Bank was doomed to close in 1836 There becomes a new (renamed) Party that saw themselves as the defenders of Liberty – The Whigs

King Andrew The Whigs had fought against the power of the King of England in Britain The Whigs in America saw themselves fighting a similar power King Andrew Many people felt as though Jackson was trying to use his power like a King

King Andrew

Pet Banks Jackson began withdrawing money from the national banks and placing the money in “pet banks” The banks lent money recklessly and printed their own paper money This caused the Gov’t to only accept gold and silver

Panic of 1837 Because of the “pet banks” uncontrolled lending and frivolous printing of money the nation again worried about the economy This caused the Panic of 1837 This was blamed on Van Buren

Victims of Circumstance Martin Van Buren did not cause the Panic, but he was hated and blamed because of it. He was a victim of circumstance Pg. 254 (upper right column) Can we think of any more Presidents that fit this definition?

Recent Examples Jimmy Carter Ronald Regan George Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush