pick up your notebook and a textbook from the back list one reason for jackson’s indian removal...
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Pick up your notebook and a textbook from the back
List one reason for Jackson’s Indian Removal Act
SMALL GROUP TALK30 Second Think : What would you do if you
were asked to follow a law/rule that you did not agree with. What if your were forced to do so? Explain.
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READ: NULLIFICATION CRISIS
Page 204-205 (middle)1. What is a Tariff?2. Who supported the Tariff? Who
opposed?3. Who was the Vice President during this
time? What was his view on the Tariff?4. Explain the meaning of nullify.5. Identify Daniel Webster’s viewpoint.6. Why did South Carolina threaten to
secede?7. How did President Jackson react to
South Carolina?8. Who created a compromise to end the
Crisis?
ANDREW JACKSON
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ANDREW JACKSONThe Nullification Crisis Tariff- A tax on imported goods.
Southern states oppose the Tariff of 1828.
John C. Calhoun- Vice President
Opposes the Tariff States should have the right to Nullify (cancel) federal laws
Tariff is a tax on imported goods Congress passed a new tariff in 1828
that was the highest in history South hated tariffs because they traded
with Europe and cost them more
Tariff Crisis
SMALL GROUP TALK30 Second Think : Should states have the
right to declare federal laws unconstitutional?
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ANDREW JACKSONThe Nullification Crisis Daniel Webster-
“Supreme Court to determine the law, not the states.”
South Carolina threatens to Secede (leave) the United States because of the high tariff.
SMALL GROUP TALK30 Second Think : Do you support South
Carolina’s right to leave the country over the Tariff?
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ANDREW JACKSONThe Nullification Crisis President Jackson sends troops
to S.C. to prevent secession. Henry Clay creates a
compromise Crisis over
SMALL GROUP TALK30 Second Think : Looking ahead, what
other issue do you think the North and South will continue to fight over? How will this be resovled?
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President and VP Argue Jackson believed in the power of the
federal government Vice President John C. Calhoun believed
in State’s Rights They argued over tariffs
Vice President Calhoun resigns Calhoun called the tariffs an
abomination Calhoun called for all Southern states to
nullify (erase) the tariffs Calhoun resigned as Vice President
I quit!!
But I’ll get you back Andrew Jackson!!!
Congress lowers the tariffs Southern states still mad and South
Carolina threatened to secede (break apart from the US)
Congress lowers tariffs again A threat of a civil war Historians call this the Nullification Crisis
South Carolina Threatens to Secede
Lower the Tariff or say goodbye to South Carolina!!
Jackson Reacts to the Crisis Jackson lowers the tariffs Jackson asks Congress to pass The Force
Bill to send an army to the South, if necessary
South agrees Crisis over
Pay the tariff or else!
Okay
CRISIS OVER… NOT REALLY The Nullification Crisis was about states’
rights Southern states believed they had the
right to nullify a federal law What about slavery? North and South begin to take sides on
the issue… states’ rights will lead to the Civil War
Thought US Bank was too powerful Congress (led by Whigs) tried to save
the bank with a renewal bill Jackson vetoed the bill Jackson takes all federal money out and
puts it in state banks The Bank closes
Jackson Fights the Bank
The Seminoles Resist Seminoles in Florida hide in the swamps The United States military is in called in
to remove the Seminoles
The Seminole War The Seminoles are defeated by the US
Army The costliest war to gain Indian land Cost 40 million dollars
KING ANDREW OR COMMON MAN? Some called him King Andrew because
he acted like a king than a president The common man felt he had a leader Jackson used his power to
End the National BankEnd the Nullification Crisis without civil warForce Native Americans westward
Many memorials to him in the South