America: A Narrative History (Ninth Edition)
Chapter 11 - The Jacksonian Era
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I. A new era
o A. Population and economic growth
o B. Shift from local to national and international markets
o C. A democratized society
o D. Limited boundaries of Jacksonian equality
II. Jackson the man
o A. A violent upbringing
o B. A combative temperament
o C. Jackson’s presidential agenda
III. The Jacksonian presidency
o A. Nature of appointments
o B. Political rivalry between Van Buren and Calhoun
o C. The Peggy Eaton affair
IV. Policies of conflict with Calhoun
o A. Internal improvements
 1. Jackson’s veto of the Maysville Road bill, 1830
 2. Attitude toward other internal improvements
o B. The nullification issue
 1. South Carolina’s concern about the tariff
 2. Calhoun’s theory of nullification
 3. The Webster-Hayne debate
 a. Original issue of the debate
 b. Views of Hayne and Webster
 4. Jackson’s toast at the Jefferson Day dinner
o C. The final break with Calhoun
 1. Crawford’s letter relating to Calhoun’s disciplining of Jackson
 2. Cabinet shake-up
 3. Van Buren’s appointment to Britain killed by Calhoun
 4. Calhoun takes lead of nullifiers
V. The nullification crisis
o A. The tariff problem
o B. South Carolina’s actions of nullification
o C. Jackson’s response
 1. Nullification proclamation
 2. Troop reinforcements
 3. “Force bill“
 4. Compromise tariff
o D. Resolution of the crisis—who won?
VI. Jackson’s Indian policy
o A. Jackson’s attitude
o B. Indian Removal Act and treaties
o C. Indians in the Old Southwest
o D. Black Hawk War
o E. Seminole War
o F. Cherokees’ Trail of Tears
 1. Georgia’s legal actions against the Indians
 2. Supreme Court rulings
 3. Jackson’s reaction
 4. Cherokee removal
VII. The bank controversy
o A. The bank’s opponents
o B. Jackson’s views
o C. Biddle’s effort to recharter
o D. Jackson’s grounds for veto
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E. The election of 1832
 1. Innovations of the Anti-Masonic party
 2. National conventions of the National Republicans and the Democrats
 3. Results of the election
o F. Contentious politics
o G. Campaign innovations
o H. Jackson’s removal of deposits
 1. Basis for his actions
 2. Changes in the secretary of the treasury
 3. Removals to pet banks
o I. Economic reaction to the removal
 1. Contraction of credit in Biddle’s bank
 2. Speculative binge
 3. Increase in land sales
 4. State indebtedness
o J. Bursting the bubble
 1. Distribution Act
 2. Specie Circular
 3. International complications
 a. Specie from Britain, France, and Mexico
 b. Decrease in British investments
 4. Banks in crisis
VIII. Van Buren and the new party system
o A. Emergence of the Whigs
 1. Sources of support
 2. Whig philosophy
o B. Van Buren, the Democratic nominee
o C. Whig candidates
o D. The 1836 election
IX. Van Buren’s administration
o A. Van Buren characterized as the Little Magician
o B. The panic of 1837
 1. Causes and effects
 2. Government reaction
o C. Proposal for an independent Treasury
 1. Basis for the concept
 2. Passage in 1840
o D. Other issues of the times
 1. Slavery in the District of Columbia
 2. The northern boundary
X. The election of 1840
o A. The Whigs pick Harrison
o B. Nature of the campaign
o C. Results of the election
XI. Assessing the Jackson years
o A. Voter participation increased
o B. Historical interpretations
o C. A closing assessment
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