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The Reign of “King Mob”. Andrew Jackson as President. Was Jackson really a commoner?. Was an anti-federalist, but believed the Union and federal gov’t had power over the states. Ignored the Supreme Court on several occasions Issued a veto 12 times- significance?
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Andrew Jackson as President Was Jackson really a commoner? • Was an anti-federalist, but believed theUnion and federal gov’t had power over the states. • Ignored the Supreme Court on several occasions • Issued a veto 12 times- significance? • Proponent of the Spoils System • Many unqualified people appt to gov’t positions • How did this create party loyalty?
The Spoils System • The spoils system rewarded supporters with good government positions • Jackson believed that experience counted was important, but • loyalty and young blood counted more • He went to work on overhauling positions and erasing the old guard • 1/5 of the federal bureaucrats were replaced • Many of those discharged were devastated
What is Jacksonian Democracy? • How does this lead to an expansion of suffrage? • What is the spoils system? • How is this related to patronage?
The Nullification/Tariff Crisis • What was the main conflict which caused the Nullification Crisis? • What is the role of John C. Calhoun? • How does this crisis lead to a rise in sectionalism? • What future events are connected to the Nullification Crisis?
Why were Southerners upset over the tariff issue? • The South felt tariffs simply hiked the price of goods they purchased, without giving them any benefit • The South was growing much more slowly than the rest of the nation • Cotton prices were falling and good growing land was growing scarce
1832 Tariff Conflict • 1828 “Tariff of Abomination” • SC Exposition written • 1832 new tariff ForceBill • South Carolina’s reaction? • Andrew Jackson’s response? • Henry Clay’s “Compromise” Tariff?
The Nullification/Tariff Crisis • The Tariff of 1828 was a heavy tax on imports designed to encourage the purchase of American-made goods by American consumers. • The tariff was embraced by the industrial North, but dislike by the South because they had to pay more for manufactured goods and they were fearful of Europe placing a tariff on their exported cash crops (cotton). • Southerners called it the Tariff of Abominations
The Nullification/Tariff Crisis • Using the idea of “nullification” proposed by Jefferson and Madison in the VA and KY Resolution, South Carolina declared that states had the right to nullify federal laws. • It even threatened to secede from the Union. • After the passing of another tariff in 1832, SC did declare the tariffs null and void and refused to collect the tax. • Using the Force Bill, Jackson threatened to use federal troops to occupy SC’s ports and collect the tariff if they did not comply • How did this crisis end?
Indian Removal • Jackson’s Goal? • 1830 Indian Removal Act • Cherokee Nation v. GA(1831)* “domestic dependent nation” • Worcester v. GA(1832) • Jackson:John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!
The Trail of Tears • Indian Removal Act of 1830 • Ordered the removal of the Indian tribes from the South to Oklahoma • Thousands died on the “Trail of Tears” • The Indians were forced to surrender land that had been theirs for centuries • The Bureau of Indian Affairs was created in 1836 to deal with the Indians • Sauk & Fox tribes revolt in 1832 • Seminole Wars from 1835 - 1842
