Thursday, May 13, 2010

What problems or issues did Andrew Jackson face?

One should
not overlook the Tariff issue of 1828; which nearly divided the nation. Calhoun had issued his
South Carolinaand Protestdeclaring the right of a State to declare acts of
Congress null and void within its borders. South Carolina did attempt to declare the Tariff
unconstitutional, and this led to Jackson's Nullification Proclamation. It was this controversy,
not the Bank issue, that was his most serious issue; as he saw the Union about to dissolve
before his eyes. It was as a result of this controversy that, during the Jefferson Birthday
dinner, Jackson in his toast glared at Calhoun and uttered his famous pronouncemtn: "Our
Federal Union. It must be preserved!: His greatest issue was preserving the Union, which he did
by sheer force of will. The Bank issue was also a problem for him; but he held his ground, and
destroyed the bank. One should also not overlook the issue of the Cherokee Indians. When John
Marshall declared them a dependent nation within U.S. borders, Jackson ignored the Supreme
Court, and forced them to move West.

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