President Andrew Jackson Outline Name: Block: Essay #1 What

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   Essay #1 What did Andrew Jackson change as president?
   

Lead sentence: Andrew Jackson changed the country in many ways.

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   Free Speech
   

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  -People could say what they wanted to regarding slavery.
  
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  -Flyers, posters, meetings
  

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  -Preventing free speech about slavery
  
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  -Burning flyers.
  
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  - Jackson asked congress to not discuss slavery.
  

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   Bank Wars
   

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  The second national bank was largest, held all gov. money.
  
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  Only rich people could get credit from the bank. They were happy. Poor people could not access the credit.
  

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  Jackson split up big bank into smaller state banks.
  
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  Ordinary citizen could access credit to start a business or buy land to farm.
  
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  Wealthy and Congressmen did not like it.
  

C. Nullification Crisis

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  Slave States wanted but did not have the right to nullify “say no” to federal laws.
  

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  -States Rights vs. Federal government
  

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  Calhoun (SC) wanted states rights
  
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  Jackson wanted to save the Union.
  
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  Jackson defended the country over his own needs.
  
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  He felt that we were a country of people, not of states.
  

D. Indian Removal

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  -5 different tribes were removed onto “Indian territory” (Oklahoma) according to the Indian removal act signed by Jackson.
  
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  Jackson’s reasons for Indian removal- Indians not developing or “wasting” the land. Ordinary white Americans should be allowed to use it for farming cotton. Indians slowing down the economy.
  
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  Economic Reasons- Southern land was the best for crop growing. Cotton was a very profitable cash crop at the time.
  
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  Trail of Tears: Cherokee challenge law to Supreme Court and win. Jackson got one Cherokee chief to sign a treaty, so they had to leave.
  
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  Bad effects on the 1,000 journey, 4,000 die.
  

Essay #2 How did Andrew Jackson change the presidency? What was the job like before he was president vs. during and long after he was president?

A. The President as “leader of the government”

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C. Political Parties

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D. Popular Vote

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