Who is Andrew Jackson?

Getting closer to N and S Separating…

NationalismNationalism- The belief that national interests should be placed ahead of regional concerns.

SectionalismSectionalism means…. WHAT THEN?◦ Placing the interests of ones own region ahead of the

interests of the nation as a whole.

◦ HOW IS THIS SEEN AS A HOW IS THIS SEEN AS A PROBLEM?PROBLEM?

Setting the US Boundary/ establishing Security:◦ Adams-Onis TreatyAdams-Onis Treaty: Spain gives up Florida and

claims to Oregon Territory◦ Monroe Doctrine: Monroe Doctrine: Warning for all to stay out of the

Western Hemisphere (establishing new or overthrow) In addition- US will not involve itself in European

Affairs. ***Violation would be seen as “DANGEROUS TO OUR

PEACE AND SAFTY”****

Why move west?◦ Escape debts, Find Money, Cheap Land!

Moving west: Missouri wants to be a State!◦ Background: 1818- 10 Free States… 10 Slave

States◦ Missouri- 11th Slave State? (Illinois-Alabama)

But EVENTUALLY must be free! South- North is Ruining Slavery! North- South is trying to get Slavery in new States!

Maine : Free- Missouri : Slave◦ BUT: 36 31’ north latitude… No Slavery Above it

from now on! For now…

War of 1812 Hero- Battle of New Orleans◦ He destroyed the Native American forces in the

South – helped win the war for USA! Defeats JQA to be the 7th President Didn’t go to College!?!?

Worked as a Soldier, in Law, Land appraisal andFarmer, Politics…

Commonly said he:Had a Bad temper (Cabinets Wife)Fought for the Common ManWas a “Self-Made Man” (Orphan)

“Jacksonians” – People who support A.J.◦ There are a lot of them!!!

After elected Jackson practiced the “Spoils System”

Def.: The Practice of winning candidates’ rewarding their supporters with government Jobs.

Jackson Fires 10% of Federal Employees and fills the spot with a Jackson supporter!

IS THIS A GOOD or a BAD IDEA?

2 Ways of Thinking:1) Displacement and Disposition

What does this MEAN?

2) Assimilation What does this MEAN?

Predict!Predict!Which do you think, knowing what you know about Jackson, would he pick?

Option 2: Convert the Native Americans to Christianity, turn them into Farmers and absorb “White Culture”

Jackson thinks Assimilation CANNOT work◦ Only Solution was to move Tribes Further West

Act Passed in 1930◦ Def. Law that forced Native Americans east of the

Mississippi to move to lands further west negotiated by Government Treaties.

◦“5 Civilized Tribes” of the Southwest: Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chicksaw They began to Assimilate! Map Highlighted on pg 227 Indian Removal Act

Jackson begins to move by FORCE!

Try to “Fight” by using the Legal System!◦ They Take The State of Georgia to Court— all the

way to the Supreme Court!◦ And they WIN!!◦ Jackson says… “let him enforce it…”

◦ Treaty of Echota- Treaty of Echota- Gave the Last 8 million acres of Cherokee land to the Government in exchange for $5 Million and Land West of the Mississippi. -This Marks the Beginning of the Mass Exodus

October 1838-Cherokees are sent off in groups of 1,000 each.

800 mile Trip, mostly on foot –Mistreated Terrible winter storms kill many ¼ of their people died on the route Watch it…