1830s us history

1. Jacksonian Democracy
The Early 1830’s
Andrew
Jackson on
Indian
Removal and
Secession
Don’t Mess with Andrew Jackson

2. Tariffs
1828 – “Tariff of Abominations”
South Carolina Exposition
Nullfication
Webster – Hayne Debates
Federal
Government
now, Federal
Government
forever!
Calhoun
States
Rights!!!

4. What to do with the Natives?
Assimilate
5 Civilized Tribes
Cherokee, Choctaw,
Seminole, Creek,
Chickasaw
Remove

5. The Black Hawk War
Chief Back Hawk of
the Sauk led a
confederacy in the
fight against settlers.
1832 more then 200
Sauk & Fox were
slaughtered and sent
to Mississippi.

6. Potawatomie?

7. Indian Removal Act of 1830
90 “treaties”
1830 – Choctaw – Miss. (treaty)
1833 - Sauk & Fox – Ill. & Mich. (Forced)
1832 – Chickasaw – Ala. & Miss. (Forced)
1832 – Cherokee say “No” – lawsuit?
"It will seperate the indians from immediate contact with
settlements of whites; enable them to pusue happiness in their own
way and under their own rude institutions; will retard the progress
of decay, which is lessening their numbers, and perhaps cause them
gradually, under the protection of the government and through the
influences of good counsels, to cast off their savage habits and
become an interesting, civilized, and christian community." –
Andrew Jackson

8. Worcester v Georgia?
1832 (offered $5M)
Samuel Austin
Worcester – Why
him?
John Marshall vs.
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Marshall has made his
decision. Now let him enforce it.

9. Texas
Jackson offers Mexico $5M for Texas

10. Bank of the United States
Andrew Jackson fights the Bank
In 1832 – Clay & Webster push through
recharter of BUS (still good until 1836)
Jackson vetoes the Bill - Nicholas Biddle

11. Election of 1832
Jackson
defeats
Henry Clay
He lost
South
Carolina…

12. 1832 – Jackson pulls funds from BUS
Pet Banks? Biddle’s Revenge?

13. 1832
Calhoun resigns as VP
Replaced by Sec of State Martin Van Buren
Tariff of 1832 – SC nullifies it

14. 1833
1833 – Force Bill
1833 – Henry Clay saves the
day!
New tariff – gradually lower
I’m Henry Clay
the “Deal Making
Man”

15. 1833
Stephen Austin goes to Mexico City to
request self government
Santa Anna arrests him

16. Birth of the Whigs (1834)
American System (Tariffs, Roads, BUS)
Adams
Clay
Webster

17. Treaty of New Echota
1835 - Treaty of New Echota
1838 – 20,000 Cherokee are still in GA.

18. 1836
The Alamo

19. Republic of Texas
1836 – Battle of Goliad
& San Jacinto
– Sam Houston

20. Election of 1836

21. Van Buren’s Inaugural Address
"I must go into the Presidential chair the
inflexible and uncompromising opponent
of every attempt on the part of Congress
to abolish slavery i n the District of
Columbia against the wishes of the
slaveholding States, and also with a
determination equally decided to resist the
slightest interference with it in the States
where it exists."

22. Panic of 1837
Pet banks became Wild Cats
Inflation
In late 1836 – Jackson would only accept
specie (gold & silver)
By 1837 – banks stopped accepting paper
money (1/3 people unemployed)
Martin Van Buren Clip

23. Van Buren’s Reactions
1) Decrease Federal Spending….
Result – even lower prices
(Take notes Obama)
2) Set up Independent Treasury…
Result – caused short term panic
(gold & silver only)
3) Independent Treasury w/ paper $...
Success but too late

24. 1838 Texas applies to be
annexed by the
US
Slavery issue?

25. cherokee
nation
Trail of Tears
1838
President
Van Buren
1 out of 4 died on the journey
Gen.
Winfield
Scott
Allotment Act

26. Tippecanoe &
Tyler Too