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Madison/Monroe Review
Timeline chapter 12
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
A New Era in Politics notes
Jackson and the White House notes
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4. Title it Jackson and the White House notes
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“The president, after having literally been nearly pressed to
death…escaped to his lodgings at Gadsby’s….Ladies fainted, ,men
were seen with bloody noses.
Jackson in the White House
1.
Jackson
A.
B.
C.
D.
Self-Made Man
Military Leader/Indian fighter
Experienced Politician
Common man
Jackson in the White House
1.
Jackson
A.
B.
C.
D.
Self-Made Man
Military Leader/Indian fighter
Experienced Politician
Common man
2.
The Spoils System
A. Reward for Victory
*Fired gov’t employees and replaced them w/ his
supporters
*He is letting more citizens participate in the gov’t
*Prevent a small group of wealthy men controlling
the U.S.
* Spoils System – “To the victors belong the spoils”
Jackson in the White House
2.
The Spoils System
A.
B. The “Kitchen Cabinet”
*Appointed friends in his Cabinet
*Martin Van Buren (Sec. of State) only qualified
man
*Vice President –John C. Calhoun (South Carolina)
Jackson in the White House
3.
The Bank War
*Didn’t like the Second Bank of the United States
*Thought it favored the wealthy and was unconstitutional
(even though Supreme Court ruled in the banks
favor)
*Congress passed it
*Jackson vetoed it
*The bank closed and federal money was moved to state
banks run by friends of the Sec. of Treasury
*Known as pet banks
*Long term effect – financial crises for the next president
4.
A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVur0cRs7A
4.
A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations
*highest tariff in American history
*Protected manufactures in the north
*many thought this was unconstitutional
4.
A Crisis over Tariffs A. Tariff of Abominations
*highest tariff in American history
*Protected manufactures in the north
*many thought this was unconstitutional
B. Calhoun v. Webster
*V.P. Calhoun was against tariff and said:
states had the right to nullify a federal law
they disagreed with (States’ Rights)
*Calhoun quits when Jackson sides the federal gov.
4.
A Crisis over Tariffs
B. Calhoun v. Webster
*V.P. Calhoun was against tariff and said:
states had the right to nullify a federal law
they disagreed with (States’ Rights)
*Calhoun quits when Jackson sides the federal gov.
C. The Nullification Crisis
*1832 a lower tariff was passed in Congress
*South Carolina not satisfied and passed the
Nullification Act declaring the tax illegal
*S.C. threatened to secede – this would lead to
Civil War
*Henry Clay proposed a compromise lower tariff
*Jackson threatened to send troops to S.C.
4 questions and a summary
373 in blue book