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Election of 1824
The Election of 1824 was also known as the "Era of the Common Man." It completely changed the landscape of American politics. The candidates were: Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William Crawford. Jackson won the popular vote, but no one won the electoral vote. The House of Representatives broke the tie in this situation. Jackson thought it was a corrupt bargain because he felt the two men had made a deal in secret which costed him the presidency. -
Election of 1828
Jackson won the Election of 1828 by a landslide. This reason is because he had two candidates and no influence from Clay. He made up something called the Spoiled System which is a benefit gained by the winner. With this, he fired many Federalist officials and gave their jobs to loyal supporters. He also made up "The Kitchen Cabinet" which made Jackson's unofficial advisors consisting of the press, democratice leaders, loyal supporters and friends. -
Bank War
The Bank was created by Alexander Hamilton. The purpose of the Bank was to regulate economic policies. Jackson disliked it so much because he thought the bank was too powerful. The president of the Bank was Nicholas Biddle. Jackson vowed, "I will kill it!" In the end Jackson vetoed the bank when its charter was up for renewal. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act removed all the Indian tribes from all the South East states. Supreme Court decided that Indians had the right to stay in the case Worcester vs. Georgia. It was called "The Trail of Tears." It was called this because there were difficult transitions. Some Native American groups resisted. Chief Oseola of the Seminoles in Florida led his people in a series of conflicts against the U.S. government known as the "Seminole Wars." -
Nullification Crisis
The Nullification Crisis was designed to protect US industry by increasing tariffs on goods from Europe. The tariff hurt the Southern planters. Southerners called it the "Tariffs of Abominations" because an abomination was something they hated. Vice President John C Calhoun from South Carolina believed in the idea of "states' rights" which meant the right of states to limit the power of the federal government. South Carolina declared the Tariff illegal by passing the Nullification Act. -
Wescester vs. Ga
Georgia began moving Native Americans west. Supreme court decided that Indians had the right to stay in the case Wescester vs. Geogia. Very similar to the Indian Removal Act.
