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Tariff of 1828
A protective tax levied by Jackson supporters and meant to curry favor with Northern industry leaders. Southerners saw the tax as an unfair subsidy for Northern manufacturing. -
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Andrew Jackson Presidency
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Indian Removal Act
ackson's policy of attempting to remove all Indian tribes to areas west of the Mississippi, where they could live forever in safety. He arranged treaties under which the Indians would trade their land east of the Mississippi and move west under the "protection" of federal troops. -
Ordinance of Nullification
A bill passed by a special session of the South Carolina legislature in 1832, declaring the Tariff of 1828 and the Tariff of 1832 null and void within the state, leading to the Nullification Crisis. -
Tariff of 1832
An attempt by Jackson and Congress to remedy the unevenness of the Tariff of 1828. It would eventually lead to the Nullification Crisis. -
Tariff of 1832
An attempt by Jackson and Congress to remedy the unevenness of the Tariff of 1828. It would eventually lead to the Nullification Crisis. -
Jackson Vetos Bank Bill
President Andrew Jackson vetoed a bill that would have renewed the corporate charter for the Second Bank of the United States. It was one of the most definitive acts of his presidency.
