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1828 - " Tariff of Abominations" goes into effect
The tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports; however, the resulting tax on foreign goods would raise the cost of living in the South and would cut into the profits of New England's industrialists. -
"Tariff of Abominations" goes into effect
The tariff sought to protect northern and western agricultural products from competition with foreign imports; however, the resulting tax on foreign goods would raise the cost of living in the South and would cut into the profits of New England's industrialists. -
1830 - Congress passes the Indian Removal Act
signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy -
Congress passes the Indian Removal Act
signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. -
Andrew Jackson vetoes the Maysville Road Bill
A veto by Jackson that prevented the Maysville road from being funded by federal money since it only benefited Kentucky. ... president of the Bank of the United States- president Jackson felt that the bank held too much financial power and vetoed the bill to re-charter the bank. -
Supreme Court issues Cherokee Nation v. Georgia decision
the Supreme Court to determine whether a state may impose its laws on Native Americans and their territory. In the late 1820s, the Georgia legislature passed laws designed to force the Cherokee people off their historic land. -
Andrew Jackson vetoes the Bank Recharter Bill
arguing that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution. ... The charter was bad policy for several technical reasons. -
Supreme court issues Worcester v. Georgia decision
the states did not have the right to impose regulations on Native American land. ... Andrew Jackson refused to enforce the ruling, the decision helped form the basis for most subsequent Indian law in the United States. -
South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification
the South Carolina legislature passed the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832 unconstitutional, and thereby null and void. The Nullification Crisis began with this act. -
Congress Passes Henry Clay's compromise tariff with Jacksons support
gradually lowered the protective tariff rates over the next 10 years until, in 1842, they would be as low as they were by the Tariff Act of 1816. The Compromise Tariff ended the Nullification Crisis. ... The Compromise Tariff proposed by Henry Clay was passed by Congress in March 1833 -
Congress passes the Force Bill, authorizing military force in South Carolina
during the Nullification Crisis and authorized President Jackson to use military force against any state that resisted the protective tariff laws. ... South Carolina were particularly fierce in their opposition and declared the tariffs were unconstitutional. -
Democratic candidate Martin van Buren is elected president
Vice President Calhoun, as President of the Senate, cast the deciding vote against the appointment–and made a martyr of Van Buren. The “Little Magician” was elected Vice President on the Jacksonian ticket in 1832, and won the Presidency in 1836 -
Financial panic deflates the economy
Deflation typically occurs in and after periods of economic crisis. When an economy experiences a severe recession or depression, economic output slows as demand for consumption and investment drop. -
Eastern Indians are forced west on the Trail of Tears
the forced relocation during the 1830s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States (including Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole, among other nations) to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Independent Treasury established
the system for managing the money supply of the United States federal government through the U.S. Treasury and its sub-treasuries, independently of the national banking and financial systems. It was created on August 6, 1846 by the 29th Congress, with the enactment of the Independent Treasury Act of 1846 -
Whig cndidate William Henry Harrison is elected President
Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren of the Democratic Party. The election marked the first of two Whig victories in presidential elections. In 1839, the Whigs held a national convention for the first time.