HIST 105 6 20 13 King Andrew o Had a secretary with a common wife with a father of questionable deeds o He defended his secretary s wife and kicked out cabinet called Petticoat Wars o Labeled King Andrew because he was so abrasive and opponents created Whig party o Democrats Jackson Calhoun Van Buren o Whigs Clay Webster Adams Nullification Crisis 1828 1832 o Caused by tariff law to protect manufacturers o Southern cotton owners were hurt because there imports from Europe cost more o South claimed northeastern bias against southern interests o Webster Hayne Debate South Carolina refused to pay taxes Argument was mostly about state trying to overpower government law South Carolina 1832 o Officially declared tariff law unconstitutional o Jackson called it treason and sent US troops with Force Bill to hang governor o Compromise US agreed to lower it over time and passed Force Bill o South Carolina nullified force bill President could send troops force state to follow laws Indian Removal Act 1830 o Indian Removal 1830 1838 o Principle region of removal north of Florida due to gold discovery in Georgia o Originally a voluntary organization until 37 and 38 then Trail of Tears o About 70 000 Indians removed overall o 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 law o 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 Uprisings o Gabriel Prosser 1800 Virginia Rising was later betrayed o Denmark Vesey 1822 South Carolina Betrayed before it began o 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 1833 o Slavery would be ended with compensation to slave holders o Affected British Caribbean most Britain had few slaves Second Seminole War 1835 1842 o Indian removal act caused uprising in Seminole population o Massacre and Ambush of US troops in Florida o South scared that black looking Seminoles would create slave uprisings o Indians never subdued they just went further into hiding 1836 election o Martin Van Buren v William Henry Harrison o Van Buren had widespread support which signifies no political split on slavery Bank of US o Jackson hated the bank and what it stood for o It gave wealthy people more wealth through lending o Jackson threatened to veto bank for its renewal o 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 distributions
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