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Jackson Years
Election of 1824• Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay and
John Quincy Adams run for Presidency
• Jackson received the most popular votes, but not a majority of electoral votes
• The House of Representatives must decide the next President
• Clay convinced them to vote for Adams
• Adams became the 6th President• Adams appointed Clay his
Secretary of State
Election of 1828
• New political party formed• Called the Democratic Party• Organized by Martin Van Buren
• Jackson Won• Jackson began Patronage with the “SPOILS SYSTEM”
in which he gave jobs to his supporters and family• Jackson dealt with the “Indian Problem” • Indian Removal Act of 1830– Removed Indians to western lands despite Supreme
Court’s ruling that it was unconstitutional– TRAIL OF TEARS – Native Americans forced on an 800-mile
journey that began in Georgia and ended in Oklahoma
Conflict in the Jackson
• Protective Tariff raised in 1828 (before Jackson)
• South (John C. Calhoun) called it the “Tariff of Abominations”
• South forced to buy Northern goods rather than cheaper ones from Europe
• John C. Calhoun felt that states had the right to nullify a law within their borders
• South Carolina threatened to secede
• Congress Passes the Force Bill
• Allowed the government to use the army and navy against South Carolina
• South Carolina kept the tariff but nullified the Force Bill
Jackson and the Bank
• Jackson waged war on, and defeated, the bank
• The Whig Party was formed – they disapproved of Jackson’s Actions
• Many believed Jackson had abused his powers as president