1. Who is Andrew Jackson?

2.  Getting closer to N and S Separating…  Nationalism  Nationalism - The belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns.  Sectionalism  Sectionalism means…. WHAT THEN? ◦ Placing the interests of ones own region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole. ◦ HOW IS THIS SEEN AS A PROBLEM?

3.  Setting the US Boundary/ establishing Security: ◦ Adams-Onis Treaty ◦ Adams-Onis Treaty: Spain gives up Florida and claims to Oregon Territory ◦ Monroe Doctrine: ◦ Monroe Doctrine: Warning for all to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (establishing new or overthrow)  In addition- US will not involve itself in European Affairs.  ***Violation would be seen as “DANGEROUS TO OUR PEACE AND SAFTY”****

4.  Why move west? ◦ Escape debts, Find Money, Cheap Land!  Moving west: Missouri wants to be a State! ◦ Background: 1818- 10 Free States… 10 Slave States ◦ Missouri- 11 th Slave State? (Illinois-Alabama)  But EVENTUALLY must be free!  South- North is Ruining Slavery!  North- South is trying to get Slavery in new States!  Maine : Free- Missouri : Slave ◦ BUT: 36 31’ north latitude… No Slavery Above it from now on! For now…

5.  War of 1812 Hero- Battle of New Orleans ◦ He destroyed the Native American forces in the South – helped win the war for USA!  Defeats JQA to be the 7 th President  Didn’t go to College!?!? Worked as a Soldier, in Law, Land appraisal and Farmer, Politics… Commonly said he: Had a Bad temper (Cabinets Wife) Fought for the Common Man Was a “Self-Made Man” (Orphan)

6.  “Jacksonians” – People who support A.J. ◦ There are a lot of them!!!  After elected Jackson practiced the “Spoils System”  Def.: The Practice of winning candidates’ rewarding their supporters with government Jobs.  Jackson Fires 10% of Federal Employees and fills the spot with a Jackson supporter! IS THIS A GOOD or a BAD IDEA?

7.  2 Ways of Thinking: 1) Displacement and Disposition  What does this MEAN? 2) Assimilation  What does this MEAN?  Predict! Which do you think, knowing what you know about Jackson, would he pick?

9. Option 2: Convert the Native Americans to Christianity, turn them into Farmers and absorb “White Culture”

10.  Jackson thinks Assimilation CANNOT work ◦ Only Solution was to move Tribes Further West  Act Passed in 1930 ◦ Def. Law that forced Native Americans east of the Mississippi to move to lands further west negotiated by Government Treaties. ◦ “5 Civilized Tribes” of the Southwest:  Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chicksaw  They began to Assimilate!  Map Highlighted on pg 227  Indian Removal Act Indian Removal Act  Jackson begins to move by FORCE!

12.  Try to “Fight” by using the Legal System! ◦ They Take The State of Georgia to Court— all the way to the Supreme Court! ◦ And they WIN!! ◦ Jackson says… “let him enforce it…” ◦ Treaty of Echota- ◦ Treaty of Echota- Gave the Last 8 million acres of Cherokee land to the Government in exchange for $5 Million and Land West of the Mississippi.  -This Marks the Beginning of the Mass Exodus

13.  October 1838-Cherokees are sent off in groups of 1,000 each.  800 mile Trip, mostly on foot –Mistreated  Terrible winter storms kill many  ¼ of their people died on the route  Watch it… Watch it…