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"Tariff of abomination" goes into effect
Congress passed the tariff on May 19, 1828. Southern states felt that it hurt their economy since it taxed imported goods. ... Tariff of 1832: Congress passed the Tariff of 1832 to reduce the Tariff of 1828 and hopefully put an end to protests. -
Congress passed 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
asked the Supreme Court to determine whether a state may impose its laws on Native Americans and their territory. -
supreme court issues Cherokee nation v. georgia decision passes ordinance of nullification
the Supreme Court in Worcester v. Georgia ruled that because the Cherokee Nation was a separate political entity that could not be regulated by the state, Georgia's license law was unconstitutional and Worcester's conviction should be overturned. -
Congress passes the force bill
during the Nullification Crisis and authorized President Jackson to use military force against any state that resisted the protective tariff laws. -
democratic candidate martin martin van buren is elected president
With Jackson's support, Van Buren won the presidential nomination of the 1835 Democratic National Convention without opposition. -
financial panic deflates the economy
The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. -
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eastern indians are forced
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west on the trail of tears
in the year 1838, 16,000 Native Americans were marched over 1,200 miles of rugged land. Over 4,000 of these Indians died of disease, famine, and warfare. The Indian tribe was called the Cherokee and we call this event the Trail of Tears. -
independent treasury established
In June 1840 Congress established an Independent Treasury System, but the first act of the Whig administration of President William Henry Harrison in March 1841 was to repeal the bill. After Harrison died in April, President John Tyler vetoed all attempts to set up a third central bank.
