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Tariff created
The Tariff was created to help the Northern industries by taxing imported goods. -
Andrew Jackson
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Debates begin on Tariff
Southern states disagreed with Tariff because it cost to much to bring goods from the Northern states so they would import the goods but with the tariff it made the imported goods cost more. The Northern states supported the Tariff because it helped their business' grow by making the Southern states buy their goods instead of importing European goods. -
The Nullification Act
Said that South Carolina would nullify or ignore laws made by the federal government if they were not in the states best interest. -
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Dinner
During the toast Jackson expressed his feelings that the states should be forced to accept acts to be a unified nation but the Vice President believed that the unity of the nation is held by respecting the states rights. -
Force Bill
Allowed the federal government to use military force to enforce their laws. This lead South Carolina to accept the tariff but nullify the Force Act. -
Jackson's War on the National Bank
He believed the National Bank’s policies made it hard for westerners to get a loan to run their farm and thought the bank favored wealthy easterners and limited western growth. He also thought it was unconstitutional, despite the fact that the Supreme Court said the opposite. He withdrew money and put it in smaller state banks. -
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Seminole War
The Seminoles refused to give up their land after continuous pressure from America to give up their lands and slaves not wanting to be re-enslaved. The Seminoles attacked white settlements along the Florida’s coast and Major Francis Dade’s men were attacked as they marched across central Florida. It cost the U.S. government $20 million.America got Seminole land in Florida, and the Seminoles were forced into the Everglades if they did not move West. -
Jackson's War on the National Bank
Henry Clay and Daniel Webster wanted to use the national bank to turn the American people against Andrew Jackson. They persuaded Biddle to apply early for a new charter and expected Andrew Jackson to lose support from the Americans when he vetoed it. Instead, the American people supported Andrew Jackson’s decision to veto the bill and he got reelected. Andrew Jackson then refused to sign a new charter for the Bank in 1836. As a result, the Bank closed. -
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Trail of Tears
In 1838, the American Settlers kicked out about 15000 of the Cherokee in Georgia so the settlers had more land. This led to about 4000 Cherokee people to die during the trip to their Indian territory in most of modern-day Oklahoma.