Tariff of 1828

along with many others wanting to pursue careers in law and politics. My political career began in 1803 when I was elected to the Kentucky General Assembly then appointed to the U.S. Senate in 1806. I was Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams. In 1828, Andrew Jackson captured presidency and I temporarily left politics. I was not glad to be in the Senate while Jackson was president. We were often conflicted and people sided with him. I remained in the Senate, but became the head of the Whig…

People Of the War 1. General George B. McClellan George Brinton McClellan is most often know as the retired General for the Union during the Civil War. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Ohio governor William Dennison, recommended McClellan’s work as a military leader to President Lincoln which he would later accept. As General-in-Chief of the Union Army in the North, McClellan hardly made any advancements and would often over estimate the enemy. He was relieved from command when President…

efficiency, trading networks and of course the capability to offer lower prices. Consequently, the Tariff of 1816 came into place protecting the American interests by imposing tariffs on imports. Eventually, the desire to grow and progress internally accelerated commercialization creating a “market revolution” (Tindall & Shi, 2013). Henry Clay promoted the “American System” with 3 important measures: 1) high tariffs for imports, 2) high prices for federal lands and 3) a strong national bank.…

The American Civil War was inevitable, it came as a consequence of many divisive factors. There were many factors that led to the Civil War. Those factors divided the nation in two, North and South, or in terms of the Civil War, the Union and the Confederacy. Two major factors that pushed the nation of America toward civil war were sectionalism and the state’s rights debate. This led to discourse in the nation, which eventually caused several southern states to believe that by 1861, they had no…

The Nullification Crisis was an altercation over tariffs that emerged in 1832 when Congress refused to revoke the Tariff of disgrace. The Nullification was a crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, it was an attempt by the state of South Carolina to nullify a federal law passed by the United States Congress. This law was opposed by the south parts of New England; the exception of the tariffs was that tariffs would be reduced with the election of Andrew Jackson. “Whether some…

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and was thought to be one of the greatest presidents. Throughout his life in office and on the frontlines he gained honor and respect from the people he lead. Before becoming president, Jackson was a young and successful lawyer as well as an upcoming politician. In 1796 he joined a convention charged with drafting…

but was hurt by his Secretary of State, Henry Clay. Adams also felt it necessary to help the Creek Indians in Georgia, but was unable to because of disagreements with the governor of Georgia. Finally, his biggest failure came with the tariff problem. The tariff of 1828 was designed to embarrass the president with either side he took. Andrew Jackson spent much of the time of John Quincy Adam’s presidency planning for his, and was seen by the public as a better successor. Although Adams had good…

primary and only cause of the Civil War. Confederate supporters cite the reasons for the Civil War as the Lincoln election, States vs. Federal rights, nullification crisis, economic differences, and tariffs.…

Nullification Crisis- 1832-1833 The Nullification Crisis began when Congress passed the ‘Tariff of Abominations’ in 1828. The Tariff angered the South, as they felt that the Tariff only benefitted the North and slowed their economy. John C. Calhoun led the nullification movement, taking ideas from the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions as well as the Tenth Amendment. His theory of nullification stated that the federal government only existed at the will of the states, and therefore if a state…

was South Carolina. South Carolina strongly advocated that it had the right to nullify any un-agreeable law citing the doctrine of self-interest. In the year 1828 this stance would be significantly tested. As Jackson won the office of the presidency in 1828, former President John Quincy Adams signed off on what would be coined, “The Tariff…