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“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. -
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. -
Congress passes the Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was 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. -
Supreme Court issues Cherokee Nation v. Georgia decision
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation did not maintain original jurisdiction in the legal matter. The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation was a dependent nation with the United States -
Andrew Jackson vetoes the Bank Recharter Bill
Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill re-chartering the Second Bank in July 1832 by arguing that in the form presented to him it was incompatible with “justice,” “sound policy” and the Constitution. -
Supreme Court issues Worcester v. Georgia decision
was a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
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. -
Congress passes Henry Clay’s compromise tariff with Jackson’s support
In 1833, Henry Clay helped broker a compromise bill with Calhoun that slowly lowered tariffs over the next decade. The Compromise Tariff of 1833 was eventually accepted by South Carolina and ended the nullification crisis. -
Congress passes the Force Bill, authorizing military force in South Carolina
The Force Bill authorized Jackson to use military force against any state that resisted the protective tariff laws. The Force Bill also rejected the Nullification Doctrine which was the concept that it was within individual states' rights to nullify federal law or to secede from the Union. -
Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren is elected president
United States presidential election of 1836, American presidential election held in 1836, in which Democrat Martin Van Buren defeated several Whig Party candidates led by William Henry Harrison. -
Financial Panic deflates the economy
A panic ensued (1837). Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment and distress. -
Eastern Indians are forced west on the Trail of tears
Trail of Tears, in U.S. history, the forced relocation during the 1830s of Eastern Woodlands Indians of the Southeast region of the United States to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. -
Independent treasury established
Independent Treasury System, in U.S. history, system for the retaining of government funds in the Treasury and its subtreasuries independently of the national banking and financial systems. -
Whig candidate William Harrison is elected president
Whig nominee William Henry Harrison defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren of the Democratic Party.