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Election of 1824
John Quincy Adams won the election of 1824. It was the first election where the candidate who got the most popular votes did not become president. No candidate got the required number of votes so the House of Representatives was left to make the decision. Henry Clay was Speaker of the House and was able to persuade most of the House to vote for Adams instead of Jackson. In return, Adams made Clay the secretary of state. Jackson and his supporters claimed it was a corrupt bargain. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson ran again for president against John Quincy Adams. This time, Andrew Jackson won by a landslide. This is the beginning of the "Jackson Era". -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson vetoed the national banks charter of renewal and removed all the federal deposits from the bank. The national bank's charter eventually expired and Jackson won the bank war. This is significant because Jackson thought that the bank was unconstitutional and getting rid of the national bank wasn't good for America's economy. -
Indian Removal Act
A law was passed that allowed the president to negotiate with the Indian tribes for their removal. Andrew Jackson wanted to move them west of the Mississippi river onto reservations. The Indian Removal Act was put in place so that the southern states could have more land. The Indians fought hard but eventually moved. Their movement was called the Trail of Tears and the Indian Removal Act led the way for more Indians to be forced to resettle onto reservations. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The goverment of Georgia prohibited white people from living in the Cherokee nations without state permission. Some missionaries refused to leave the state so they were arrested. However, the missionaries appealed to the Supreme Court. This is important because Chief Justice John Marshall said that the Indian nations were independent communites who still had natural rights. Jackson responded by challenging his say. The Cherokees still had to sign the removal treaty and resettle. -
Nullification Crisis
The south suffered from tariffs which protected the North's industry. Souch Carolina declared tariffs unconstitutional and threatened to secede from the U.S. if they did not lift the tariffs. Jackson ended up signing the compromise tariff of 1833 that reduced it slightly. This is important because now, if states don't get what they want they can threaten to secede and that would force the national government to take action.
