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Election of 1824
In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson won the popular vote, but since Henry Clay dropped out of the election, he threw his supporters to Adams and tilted the electoral votes from his influence as Speaker of the House (of Representatives) -
Election of 1828
A rematch between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, Andrew Jackson was leading the party called the Democratic Republicans and started a "mud-slinging contest" where they accused each other of certain things. Most of the South voted for Jackson and New England voted for Adams, but overall, Jackson won. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830,it let the president grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many other tribes resisted. During the fall and winter of 1838 and 1839, the Cherokees were forcibly moved west by the United States government. Around 4,000 Cherokees died on the "Trail of Tears." -
Worchester v. Georgia
Georgia conducted a campaign to remove the Cherokees from indian land near the borders of North Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia. The Cherokees responded that they couldn't be removed without consent. Even with this, Georgia carried out with their plans and started to seize their land and giving it to the states white citizens.Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the state's had no authority in American Indian Affairs, while Andrew Jackson supported Georgia. -
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Nullification Crisis
A tariff was placed on 1832 that protected manufacturing in the North but destroyed the economy of the South, since they relied on trade. South Carolina passed a ordinance of nullification and threatened to secede if the federal government attempts to collect the tariff duties. Jacksson immediately acted upon this and started to strengthen fortifications and called it equal to treason. Henry Clay decided to also step in a create a compromise, so that the Tariff of Abominations was lowered. -
The Bank War
Jackson decided to veto a bill calling the early renewal of the second national bank on 1832, but renewal was possible 1836 when the charter expired. Jackson announced that, on October 1, 1833, federal funds would no longer be deposited in the Bank of the United States. Instead, he began placing them in various state banks of his choosing. The president of the Bank Nicholas Biddle made a counter move in case of the closing of the bank but failed and the charter was not renewed.
