Lanida Blackwolf
Mr. Burton
Social Studies
May 10, 2017
Key Terms and People:
Tariff of Abominations: Name from angry southerners, and what happened as Andrew Jackson was taken office, the congress placed a high tariff on imports.
States’ Rights Doctrine: Stated that state power should be greater than federal power because states had formed the national government.
Nullification Crisis: A dispute was a conflict between the supporters and the opponents of nullification deepened.
Daniel Webster of Massachusetts: Argued about the United States as one nation, not a pact among independent states.
McCulloch v. Maryland: Court ruled national bank as constitutional.
Whig Party: Party favoring an idea of a weak president and strong Congress.
Panic
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Tarifs imported goods more expensively for south, also high tariffs angered some South’s European trading partners, trading partners wanting to raise their own tariffs as retaliation, and to avoid they called for low tariffs.
West (Frontier economy just emerging)
Boosting their farming economy and encouraging further settlement were policies favored by settlers.
Farmers grew variety of crops, highest priority was cheap land, and internal improvements.(Ex. Better roads or water transportations)
Tariff of Abominations
Tarifs one of first issues President Jackson faced, 1827 was the year before jackson's election, and northern manufactures began to demand a tariff on imported woolen goods.
Northerners wanted tariffs to protect industries from foreign competition that was especially from Great Britain.
British companies driving American ones out of business with their inexpensive manufactured
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The new tariff plagued the young nation by added fuel to growing sectional differences.
States’ Rights Debate
Andrew Jackson taking office in 1829 meant he had was forced to respond to the conflicts over tariffs, the core of dispute was questioning of an individual state’s right disregarding a law passing by the U.S Congress.
Nullification Crisis
Vice President John C. Calhoun’ s early political career supported a criteria of a strong central government, 1828 was when congress passed Tariff of Abominations, ands Calhoun joined fellow southerners in protests.
Economic depression/ previous tariffs severely damaging economy of his home town South Carolina, recovering in 1828, some leader spoke of leaving Union over the issue of tariffs.
Calhoun drafted south carolina exposition and protest responding to the tariff, saying Congress shouldn’t favor one state/ region over another.
Calhoun using protest advancing states’ rights doctrine, saying since states had formed national government, that state power was greater than federal power.
Believing state's right to nullify, or to reject any federal law that judging to be
This made Jackson have to make an ultimate decision, either he should support the tariff or if he should not. He thought about the union and if the south secedes, then it would not be called The United States. Furthermore, Jackson was known as the common man, which
JOHN CALHOUN: John C. Calhoun served as Adams vice president, Calhoun supported states rights. Calhoun to prevent the federal government from weakening states rights. John C. Calhoun was a very significant individual in the South and in our country. John C. Calhoun was a young war hawk that got elected to Congress. He favored going to war with Great Britain.
The Thoughts Behind Old Hickory Andrew Jackson is possibly one of our most controversial presidents. While he did many things to help move forth the political process and helped make important decisions regarding nullification, he also further disenfranchised Native Americans as well as he was responsible for destruction of the National Bank. In order to understand why he did some of these things, one must look back at his past and the things he did. One of the first things Jackson did when he took office was allowed the people to enter the White House after his inauguration.
South Carolina invoked Calhoun's doctirne of nullifaction, wihch allowed states to nullify any laws that it found unconstitutional, to not only demand a lower rate but also threaten to secede. Backed by other southern states SC would fight off any military action enforced by Jackson. The logic behind all this rucus was that the Tariff of 1832 "subsidized the northern manufacturors at the expense of the southern and western purchasers." (Bio p. 4) Jackon in response warned them in his Proclamation to the People of South Carolina that "Disunion by armed force is treason." (Bio p. 4)
Calhoun, the former vice president of the United States, asserted that any states can null and void the protective tariff with anonymous pamphlet with title, South Carolina Exposition and Protest. In his perspective, as one of representatives of the south, protective tariff law should be void for South Carolina’s economy. Consequently, the Convention adopted an Ordinance of Nullification, which declared the protective tariff law null and void in South Carolina in November. And even more, Robert Y. Hayne argued that states can secede from the federal government. On the other hand, Daniel Webster who served as a Massachusetts orator, denounced South Carolina’s nullification by saying, “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”
The tariff of 1828 had big effects on America. The north called the tariff protective but the south called it the abomination tariffs. This was one of the many events that led to the civil war. The tariff of 1828 was important to history because it led to tension between the north and south that led to the civil war. The tariffs of 1828 lead to many problems between the north and the south which lead to the civil war.
The nullification crisis occurred during 1832 through 1833, during the time of Andrew Jackson’s time as president. The conflict was mainly about the idea that a state could practice the act of ignoring federal law. There were also a multitude of different tariffs that had led to inevitable conflicts. The south had felt that this series of tariffs had specifically impacted their agricultural economy, as the tariffs were putting heavy taxes on all of the imported goods. Of which the government had done in order to boost manufactured goods of which primarily came from the north.
Although most people claim that the southerners were trying to break up the union, It was more of a case of the south trying to stand up to the federal government and saying that the laws that they pass within the state do matter. In 1828 tariffs were passed by Congress to benefited trade in northern states. Relaying to heavily on the export of agricultural goods, these tariffs started becoming harmful to the Southern states. In 1832, South Carolina passed a state law stating that the tariffs were invalid within the state of South Carolina.
“ The southerner’s, on the other hand were afraid that Congressional control over commerce would lead to the exclusion of slaves or their excessive taxation as imports” (p. 811), this shows the argument of big versus small states and the economic debate that took place during the proceedings during the constitutional conventions. Upon reviewing all of the available information it is apparent that while Webb’s hypothesis is convincing in some areas it is not
As a democracy, we expect our leaders to care about the we want as a union. However, this isn 't what we always get. For example, Andrew Jackson could be considered one of these self serving leaders. To some, Andrew Jackson represents a war hero but others would say he was an arrogant and unbending person. Impoverished and uneducated he would rise from orphan to war hero leaving thousands of Native Americans dead in the wake of his political ambitions.
When Congress issued tariffs on foreign goods, Southerners believed that Congress favored the North since this tariff would benefit them. John Randolph spoke of this issue, arguing that Congress was being unfair since the South was not benefiting from the actions of Congress at all while the North benefited (Doc A). As for political conflict, there was a clear case of factionalism and political rivalry in 1824 (Doc I). With these conflicts amongst the varying factions and political parties, the political tension and sectionalism within America continued to grow. Accusations and anger from the South further separated them from the North, which did not contribute “good feelings” to the country at
Brittany Randall-Neppl APUSH Period 6 Mr. Kloster 12/19/2014 Andrew Jackson: Champion of the Common Man or Tyrant Andrew Jackson was born into a common life but overcame his mediocre beginnings to become a powerful politician; in 1828 he was elected president of the United States. However, he abused this position of power and made several choices that were detrimental to the welfare and rights of the American people. Jackson implemented the spoils system on a national scale and had unofficial members of his cabinet who did not have to answer to Congress. After South Carolinians were upset by the Tariff of 1832 he was angry toward those who did not agree with it. He also destroyed the National Bank and authorized the Specie Circular.
This was shown during the Nullification Crisis. The southerners were upset about the high tariffs that were made to put a higher tax on imported goods. Jackson took in the concerns of the southerners and lowered the tariffs,
“The lack of… nationality, I believe, is one of the great evils of the times…” Senator John Sherman stated on February 10, 1863. The United States had been split into sections from the beginning, and it created a lack of unity and togetherness. In Document A, the reader can acquire from the reading that South Carolina (and later many other states) seceded from the Union because of states’ rights. Document A states that an amendment (specifically the
Clay wanted to keep the nation together. Henry Clay, a Senator, was someone who wanted to keep the nation together, so he gave a speech to the Senate in 1833 about how South Carolina cannot secede and become an independent state, and doesn't want to. “I say it is impossible that South Carolina ever desired for a moment to become a separate and independent state” (Doc A). For the people that were against slavery, they held anti-slavery conventions, talking about how awful slavery is and even called slave