Andrew Jackson and His Era

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Andrew Jackson War Hero

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Fought in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.

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Andrew Jackson The Common Man

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Gained a reputation as a fighter and defender of American expansion. Characteristics of modern American democracy including the turbulent nature of majority rule first appeared during the Age of Jackson. He was a democrat.

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Andrew Jackson 1824 Election

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Jackson v. John Quincy Adams. Jackson won popular vote, but Adams won the presidency due to a rule following the terms of the 12th Amendment. Vote went to House of Representatives. Jackson and his followers claimed corruption and called the affair a 'corrupt bargain.'

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Andrew Jackson 1828 Election

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Jackson and his supporters used rallies, parades to bring in as many new supporters as possible. Jackson portrayed the image as the 'common man' while accusing Adams of being part of the corrupt elite. Jackson won the 1828 election.

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Rotation in Office

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The replacement of appointed federal officials when there is a new president.

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Spoils System

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To provide government jobs to people loyal to Jackson during the rotation in office, which resulted in corruption.

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Tariff of 1828

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High tariff on imported goods to protect American manufacturing. Those who supported states’ rights were against this tax.

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Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest

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Calhoun, angry about the Tariff of 1828, wrote this report arguing that if a national majority acted against the interest of a regional minority, then individual states like South Carolina could void or nullify the federal law.

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Nullification

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The right of states to cancel or not comply with acts of Congress if they are deemed to violate 10th Amendment states’ rights- any power that the Constitution doesn’t give to the federal government are reserved for the states or the people.

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Ordinance of Nullification

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South Carolina declared the 1828 and 1832 tariffs null and void.