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Tariff of 1828
Andrew Jackson placed a tax on incoming goods to protect northern factories. This tariff upset the southerners. -
The Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson is elected as 7th president of the United States. His candidate was John Quincy Adams. -
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Jacksonian Era
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Maysville Road
Jackson veto-ed a bill that funded building a road to connect Maysville, KY to somewhere else in KY. -
The Indian Removal Act
Under the terms of this act, Native Americans in the southeatern United States (Goergia) were encouraged to trade their lands for lands in the west. -
Cherokee Nation V. Georgia
The Cherokee Nation sought a federal injunction against laws passed by the state of Georgia depriving them of rights within its boundaries. -
Worcester V. Georgia
Worcester claimed that the state of Georgia had no legal authority to pass laws regulating activities within the boundaries of the Cherokee Nation. Supreme Court favored Worcester's side and ruled that the act was unconstitutional. -
Election of 1832
Andrew Jackson is re-elected president. His candidates were Henery Clay, John Floyd, and William Wirt. -
Nullification Crisis
Created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification. This ordinance declared that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were unconstitutional and threatened to secede from the U.S. -
Compromise of 1833
Was a compromise for the high tariff act of 1828. Was created by Henery Clay. -
Jackson's Attack on 2nd U.S. Bank
Jackson disliked the 2nd U.S. bank because he felt that it was unconstituional and that it favored the wealthy. -
The 2nd Seminole War
The 2nd Seminole war, or also known as the Florida War, was a battle between various Native Americans, known as the Seminoles, and the U.S. -
Trail of Tears
Movement of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma. American troops forced hundreds of Cherokee to leave their homes in Georgia and move to the "Indian Territory" of Oklahoma.
