1. Bank Wars Nullification Crisis Indian Removal Act
Jackson’s Presidency
Bank Wars
Nullification Crisis
Indian Removal Act

2. Bank Wars Nicholas Biddle – President of Bank
Jackson dislikes Bank and Biddle
Bank Charter due for renewal 1836

3. Whigs Plan By Henry Clay and Daniel Webster Apply for renewal 1832
Jackson will veto
People will be mad and NOT reelect Jackson
Whigs would get Presidency and reinstate the Bank

4. Whigs Plan Backfires Jackson does veto bank Unconstitutional
Favors the rich

5. Jackson gets reelected
Orders Taney to stop depositing money in bank
Bank goes under
Pet Banks get the money

6. Nullification Crisis Highest tariff passed in 1828 South is furious
Vice Pres Calhoun stands up for states rights
Jackson disagrees
Calhoun quits and becomes senator for South Carolina.

7. South Carolina’s threat
Calhoun threatens to secede if the tariff is not repealed.
Jackson is ok on compromise tariff
Jackson signs Force Bill
No other state sides with South Carolina
Nullification crisis passes
(Note: Jackson favors national gov’t here.)

8. Indian Removal Act Since colonial times, we have been taking N.A. land
The white settlers want land in Southeast.
The white settlers kick N.A. out
Georgia v. Cherokee nation
Cherokee nation wins in Supreme Court
Jackson says so what?? You still must leave.

9. Trail of Tears
¼ of 15,000 Cherokee indians die in trek to new lands.

10. Seminole War Seminole indians refuse to leave florida
U.S. Army fights them
1,500 soldiers and 20 million dollars later, the U.S. Army wins and kicks the seminoles out.
Note: (Jackson favors states rights here.)