Unit 8
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- Election of 1828 / Mudslinging
- You rigged the election! We can ask Henry Clay about that one
- You killed a man in a duel!
- Spoils System
- If you voted for me, you can get a free job in government!
- Tariff of Abominations
- The people will stop buying things from other countries! Prices in America will stay the same while others will go up!
- They raised the tariffs on foreign goods by up to 50 percent! We'll be out of a job.
- John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson hurl insults at each other to try to win the election of 1828.
- Nullification Crisis
- We declare that it is within our rights to declare any federal law unconstitutional!
- Andrew Jackson gave away jobs to unqualified people based on just the fact that they support him. This was controversial because many qualified people were losing their jobs.
- Indian Removal Act of 1830
- This law will give you the right to negotiate the Native Americans removal from federal land
- Andrew Jackson implied a tariff that raised foreign good prices by up to 50 percent. They did this so people would start buying more from American manufacturers. Some states thought this was unconstitutional.
- Trail of Tears
- Many states were mad about the new tariffs. South Carolina confronted the federal government and said that it should be their right to nullify any law (or tariff) they deemed unconstitutional. This created chaos.
- I'm sure we'll work something out
- This law gave the president, Andrew Jackson, the right to negotiate Natives off of their land if it was located in an area owned by the federal government.
- Thousands of Native Americans were forcefully relocated from their native homes.
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