1. Chapter 1o
Jackson’s Presidency

2. Regions of the U.S.- Early 1800’s
North
--Economy = manufacturing
- Support for tariffs
(This would raise the price of British goods and keep American goods at a lower price)
South
--Economy = agriculture
-Against tariffs
(Southerners imported manufactured goods and wanted to keep them at a low cost)
West
--Economy = EMERGING!
- Support for internal improvements and the sale of cheap land
Tariff of Abominations :
term used by Southerners who HATED tariff!

3. Tariff = Tax on Imported Goods

4. Nullification Crisis- A State’s Rights Debate
Vice President John C. Calhoun supported
southerners against tariffs
Calhoun argued that Congress should
not favor one state or region over another.
(Sectonalism…Tariffs favored the North)
States’ Rights Doctrine- the belief that since states formed the national gov’t, state power should be greater than federal power.
- States should be able to NULLIFY (rejec t) any federal law they think is unconstitutional
Jackson disagrees with the V.P. ...
Calhoun resigns from V.P. – becomes S.C. senator

5. South Carolina Threatens to SECEDE!
S.C. tries to pass Nullification Act- to declare the tariff nullified (cancelled)
S.C. threatens to withdraw from the Union if federal troops try to collect tariffs
S.C. Legislature votes to form their own army
JACKSON WAS ENRAGED!!!!!
Compromise made to
Slowly lower the tariff

6. War against Bank
Jackson strongly disliked the Bank of the United states.
Controlled by rich easterners
Chartered by Congress but run by private bankers.
Didn’t like paper money…thought gold and silver only.
Bank is run by Nicholas Biddle…..came from a wealthy Philly family.

7. 1832 election
Jackson vetoed the bill to renew the National Bank’s Charter .
Many folks supported Jackson’s veto and he WON the election!!
Then he withdrew all government funds from bank and refused to sign new charter. Bank closed.

8. King Andrew: political cartoon
Reasons for being called KING ANDREW…
Nullification issue with S.C.
Closed the National Bank
Native American issue
Used more vetoes than all presidents before him combined

9. Panic 1837
1836 election: Van Buren (Jackson’s V.P.) against the Whigs (new party).
Martin Van Buren wins because the Whig party couldn’t decide on one candidate.
1837- US entered a severe economic depression- due to Andrew Jackson’ ( his predecessor’s) policies
land values dropped
Banks closed
Businesses closed
Cotton at very low price
Van Buren believed in laissez-faire.

10. Election 1840
Whig: William Henry Harrison and John Tyler (Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!).
Used Log Cabin as symbol to gain support from Westerners and farmers.

11. Tyler’s Presidency
Inauguration Day 1841: seriously cold. Harrison wore no coat or hat and gave a long speech.
Died of pneumonia 32 days later….shortest term of any president!
John Tyler now president.

12. WhIg Power Declines
Tyler was a Whig but used to be a Democrat….he vetoed many bills proposed by Whigs in Congress.
His cabinet resigned, Whigs did not have a unifying goal…more regional. The party declines.
Election 1844….Whig Henry Clay loses to Democrat James Polk.