Andrew Jackson - 1829-1837
- The popular sentiment against political parties, as espoused by Washington, changes in favor of permanent institutionalized political bodies
-The Whigs form as an opposition party to Jackson in the 1830s
-John Calhoun begins supporting nullification in the case of the tariff of 1828
-Martin Van Buren wins the friendship of Jackson in the O'Neale affair of 1829, while John Calhoun falls out of favor
-The Webster-Hayne Debate, focusing on states' rights, takes place in 1930
-The nullification crisis occurs in South Carolina in 1832
-The Force Bill passed to cow SC authorized the President to use the militray to enforce acts of congress
-The Cherokee of Georgia are forced to relocate to Oklahoma, taking the infamous "Trail of Tears" in 1835
-The Seminole war begins in 1835
-Jackson combats Nicholas Biddle in the Bank War; Jackson takes the part of hard-money, while Biddle champions soft-money