HIST 1056/20/13- King Andrewo Had a secretary with a common wife with a father of questionable deedso He defended his secretary’s wife and kicked out cabinet called Petticoat Warso Labeled King Andrew because he was so abrasive and opponents created Whig partyo Democrats Jackson, Calhoun, Van Bureno Whigs Clay, Webster, Adams- Nullification Crisis 1828-1832o Caused by tariff law to protect manufacturerso Southern cotton owners were hurt because there imports from Europe cost moreo South claimed northeastern bias against southern interestso Webster-Hayne Debate South Carolina refused to pay taxes Argument was mostly about state trying to overpower government law- South Carolina 1832o Officially declared tariff law unconstitutionalo Jackson called it treason and sent US troops with Force Bill to hang governoro Compromise: US agreed to lower it over time and passed Force Billo South Carolina nullified force bill, President could send troops force state to follow laws- Indian Removal Act 1830o Indian Removal, 1830 – 1838o Principle region of removal north of Florida due to gold discovery in Georgiao Originally a voluntary organization until ’37 and ’38 then Trail of Tearso About 70,000 Indians removed overallo Cherokee had adopted white ways, lived in houses, became Christians, wore clothes…o Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831 Law suit filed by Cherokee about moving Decided Federal government parent to tribes- Indians not subject to state law but to federal lawo Worcester v. Georgia, 1832 Question of who has control of Indian lands in Georgia The supreme court ruled in favor of Cherokee not Georgia Citizens cannot enter Cherokee lands unless granted permission Jackson favored Indian removal and told courts to enforce decision- Attempted Slave Uprisingso Gabriel Prosser 1800 Virginia Rising was later betrayedo Denmark Vesey 1822 South Carolina Betrayed before it begano Nat Turner 1831 Virginia 60 Whites kill and 6 blacks executed When asked if he had a bad master he replied no Confused whites and scared them more- British Slavery Abolition Act 1833o Slavery would be ended with compensation to slave holderso Affected British Caribbean most, Britain had few slaves- Second Seminole War 1835 – 1842o Indian removal act caused uprising in Seminole populationo Massacre and Ambush of US troops in Floridao South scared that black-looking Seminoles would create slave uprisingso Indians never subdued, they just went further into hiding- 1836 electiono Martin Van Buren v. William Henry Harrisono Van Buren had widespread support which signifies no political split on slavery- Bank of USo Jackson hated the bank and what it stood foro It gave wealthy people more wealth through lendingo Jackson threatened to veto bank for its renewalo Jackson won election and ended bank Ordered US cash to be deposited in state banks Created more money for loans on western land Cotton was price was rising so did value on land Led to economic downturn due to fall in price of both land and cotton Jackson destroyed economy with his fund
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