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Chapter 11: The Rise Of Democracy |
1819-1823 Panic and depression: popular demand for relief strengthens democratic reform movement
1823 Biddle becomes president of the Bank of the United States: bank expands operations in the economy
1824 Jackson finishes first in presidential race
1825 House elects John Quincy Adams president: Jackson’s supporters charge a "corrupt bargain"
1828 Tariff of Abominations: increase in tariff gives no relief to South
South Carolina Exposition and Protest: doctrine of nullification outlined
Jackson elected president: new democratic politics
1830 Webster-Hayne debate: nationalist and states’ rights theories of the Union discussed
1830-1838 Indians removed from Southeast
1832 Worcester v. Georgia: Supreme Court rules in favor of the Cherokees but Jackson ignores the ruling
Jackson vetoes recharter of the national bank: becomes major issue in the presidential election
Jackson re-elected
South Carolina nullifies tariff: confrontation between state and Jackson threatens the country
Jackson’s Proclamation on Nullification: enunciates the theory of a perpetual union
1833 Force Bill: threatens coercion against South Carolina
Tariff duties reduced: compromise ends the nullification crisis
Jackson removes deposits from the Bank of the United States: movement to destroy the bank
1833-1834 Biddle’s panic: Biddle fails to force Jackson into restoring the deposits
1834 Whig party organized
1835-1842 Second Seminole war: Seminoles removed by force
1836 Specie circular: bursts speculative land boom
Van Buren elected president: Democrats retain national power
1837 Panic: warning of impending economic crash
1838 Trail of Tears: Cherokees removed to the West
1839-1843 Depression: Van Buren and Democrats blamed
1840 Independent Treasury: replaces national bank
Harrison elected president: first Whig national victory
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