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The Election of 1824
In the Election of 1824, Jackson was able to win the popular vote, but the candidates tied by the electoral vote. Due to the tie the House of Representatives voted in order to break the tie. Adams then became president and appointed the Speaker of the House, Clay, to be Secretary of State- this was known as the Corrupt Bargain caused by the election. -
Election of 1828
In the Election of 1828, Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams had a rematch. Jackson was able to win the election by a landslide. Many believe this was because Henry Clay was no longer Speaker of the House, therefore he did not have much of an influence over the election. -
The Indian Removal Act
On May 28, 1830, the Indian Removal Act was signed- giving the president the power to force Native Americans west of the Mississippi River. Jackson used this to move the Indians out of Georgia. The action resulted in the Trail of Tears and the Seminole Wars. -
Worcester v. Ga
The Worcester v. Ga case began when Georgia wanted to remove Indians in order to attract more Anglo settlers. The case ended up giving the Indians the right to remain in Georgia. In spite of the case, Indians were moved west of the Mississippi River anyways. -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis began on May 19th, 1828 when the Tariff of 1828, labeled the Tariff of Abominations, was passed. The tariff was designed in order to protect the US industry by increasing the taxes on European imports. This hurt the southern states the most, which depended on the imports. South Carolina then passed the Nullification Act to cancel the tariff and later the state threatened to secede. -
Bank War
Andrew Jackson fought against the National Bank, run by Nicholas Biddle. Jackson believed that the bank was too powerful and that the officials of the bank were using the system to profit themselves. When the charter for the bank came up, Jackson vetoed it- ending the bank.
