Indian Politics, Rise of the Whig Party

American History Ch 6 Sec 1

Jackson’s Politics Towards Native Americans

• Inaugural Address: Native Americans to Plains area of Louisiana Territory

• Indian Removal Act: Provided Federal Money For the Removal of Native Americans

Worcester Vs Georgia

• Cherokee Nation: Written Constitution• Cherokee sues state of Georgia to Remain.• Reaches Supreme Court• John Marshall orders Ga. to honor Cherokee

property Rights• Jackson – “Marshall Has made his opinion now

let him enforce it.

Trail of Tears

• Martin Van Buren – Jackson Successor• Sends troops to forcibly remove Cherokee• 2000 die in camps• 2000 die on journey• Quakers and Methodists Denounce treatment

of Indians

Trail of Tears Video

Jackson Battles the National Bank

• Campaigned against the 2nd National Bank• National Bank kept inflation in by requiring

state banks to back notes.• Western farmers needed credit, angered by

National banks actions.• Vetoes another 20 year charter for national

bank.

Jackson kills 2nd national bank

• Took Federal deposits and placed them in state banks.

• Lead to the economic crisis of 1837?• Whig Party emerges in response to Jackson’s

forceful style

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

• Election of 1840• Whigs Nominate– President William Henry Harrison: Tippecanoe war

hero.– John Tyler: former democrat, left due to Democrat

response to nullification crisis.• Whigs Win, Harrison Dies, Tyler becomes

President• Tyler opposes many Whig policies.