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War of 1812 Hero- Battle of New Orleans◦ He destroyed the Native American forces in the
South – helped win the war! Defeats JQA to be the 7th President Didn’t go to College!
◦ Worked as a Soldier, in Law, Land appraisal andFarmer, Politics… among many!
Has a Bad Temper!
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?
Jackson doesn’t believe in #2
Option 1: Convert the Native Americans to Christianity, turn them into Farmers and absorb “White Culture”
Jackson thinks Assimilation CAN NOT 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
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…
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…