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Chapter 11
Andrew Jackson
Hero from the frontier states – Old HickorySelf made manFather died before he was bornMother – housekeeper who died of cholera Farmer, lawyer, slaveholderVery vague on issues – made it hard to
attack him
Jackson’s Presidency• Vetoed more bills (12) than the previous presidents
combined.• Peggy Eaton affair – cabinets members resigned over it
(Martin van Buren drew closer to Jackson)• Indian Removal Act – 1830
forced resettlement of Native Americans west of MississippiTrail of Tears – 1838 (Jackson out of office)
• Used executive powers to help stop antislavery literature from being sent through U.S. mail.
• Thought BUS was unconstitutional
Nullification – VP John Calhoun supported theory of declaring law unconstitutional South Carolina voted to nullify the tariff act of 1832.Jackson ordered federal troops to prepare for action.Compromise saved face for both Calhoun and Jackson.
President Martin van Buren• Little Magician – Master of Politics• Panic of 1837
– Boom and Bust cycle– Jackson's financial measures
contributed to the crash - destruction of the Second BUS had removed restrictions upon the inflationary practices of some state banks
– Wild speculation in lands, based on easy bank credit, had swept the West.
– Hundreds of banks and businesses failed. Thousands lost their lands.