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“Old Hickory” The brash and hot-headed war hero who went on to invent a new style of Democracy.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
The Southern crisis after the Tariff of Abominations seemed to favor the more industrialized Northern States. The South, namely South Carolina, protested these Tariffs and worried that one thing would lead to another and slavery would be outlawed in favor of the North. Therefore, the South Carolinian legislature attempted to deem the Tariff “null and void”
What is the Nullification Crisis?
A tariff instituted to protect American manufacturing from price-slashed British ware. Unfortunately for the South, the Tariff wasn’t in their favour, and it was a useful scapegoat for the South’s grievances against its Northern cousins.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
The legendary siege of two hundred rebellious Texans against Santa Anna’s onslaught. After thirteen days, only one man remained.
What is the Alamo?
The deal that was supposedly made between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay to make Adams president but Clay secretary of state, defying the popular vote of Jackson.
What is the Corrupt Bargain?
The fifth President of the United States, known for his abrasive personality and lack of tact. As President, he was noticeably not with the times and his nationalistic policies clashed with the current era of states rights and sectionalism.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
The name of Andrew Jackson’s mission to not renew the Bank of The United States. Although the renewal was passed all the way to Jackson, he vetoed it, sending shockwaves through the country. Before, the president only vetoed something in case of unconstitutionality. Jackson vetoed it because he personally didn’t think it was right for the country.
What is the Bank War?
Even after attempting to “civilize” themselves, the South and Southwest wanted their native population out. Jackson, allegedly feeling pity towards the tribes, ordered them to be extricated to land that would better suit them out west.
What is the Indian Removal Act?
The leader of Mexico during the Texan rebellion and would go on to take control of Mexico even after multiple attempts to exile him from the country.
Who is Santa Anna?
The infamous forced march of the Cherokee tribe out of their ancestral land to reserves in Oklahoma and surrounding states. Thousands of Cherokee died on the trail, giving it its name.
What is the Trail of Tears?
The hero of Tippecanoe and the Whigs’ pick as their representative in the election of 1836 and the winner of the presidential race of 1840.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The many banks that held the U.S treasury money after the collapse of the national bank.
What are the Pet Banks?
A fear-mongering bill that was passed during the crisis over nullification that would enforce the carrying out of the compromise Tariff. South Carolina, in a haughty move to save face after the conflict, rejected this bill, but still kept the Tariff.
What is the Force Bill?
The leader and hero of the Texas rebels, he fought for Texan independence and was later the Governor of the state.
Who is Sam Houston?
The system started by Andrew Jackson to give positions to those who supported him most, opposed to the best man for that position.
What is the Spoils System?
A southern statesman who served as Vice President under Adams and Jackson. He goes down as one of the ablest defenders of Southern nullification, succession, and slavery.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
After the dissolving of the national bank, the economy fell into a sickness that infected the livelihoods of many. “Wildcat” banks grew up out of nowhere and lended borrowed money to speculators.
What is the Panic of 1837?
The crisis over nullification in the South, especially South Carolina, was finally ended with a brilliant move by Henry Clay. He kept the Tariff but lessened the weight of it, making the intolerable tolerable again. Though the new Tariff would be basically the same as the old in a couple years, it provided a respectable retreat for both sides of the conflict.
What is the Compromise Tariff of 1833?
The primary settler of Texas, he was determined to be as Mexican as possible, leading to a distinct “Texican” culture.
Who is Stephen Austin?
The first “third party” in a U.S election. It opposed the supposed influence and dark secrecy of the Masons. It appealed to suspicions of “secret societies” controlling the government and had a strong political following.
What is the Anti-Masonic Party?
A skilled New-England born orator and statesman who opposed Jackson’s style of Democracy and was one of the Presidential picks along with Henry Clay.
Who is Daniel Webster?
The president of the national bank. He came against Jackson's war on his bank and thought that the veto would be the president's downfall. He and many of his associates thought that Jackson’s power play was a step too far and that the rich and mighty “best people” would take no more. Unfortunately for them, there weren’t enough “best people” left.
Who is Nicholas Biddle?
A decree by President Jackson that ordered all public lands to be purchased with coin or “hard money”. This policy’s purpose was to slow the speculative freeform economy that had developed, but instead worsened it, as the transition was a hard jerk rather than a smooth glide.
What is the Specie Circular?
The battle that won Texas its independence from Mexico. Though outnumbered, Houston took advantage of the Mexican siesta and captured Santa Anna, forcing him to surrender.
What is the Battle of San Jacinto?
A war to crush the Sauk and Fox tribes led by Chief Black Hawk in Florida after they avoided eviction to reserved lands.
What is the Black Hawk War?