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Chapter Objective
The student will understand the far-reaching consequences of the political and economic decisions made by Andrew Jackson during his two terms as president.

Section 1
Politics of the People

• To explain the importance of the 1824 election
• To analyze Jacksonian democracy and the expansion of voting rights
• To explain why Jackson was known as "the people's president"
• To evaluate Jackson's use of the spoils system

John Quincy Adams http://clerk.house.gov/ histHigh/ Virtual_Tours/ Splendid_Hall/ adams.html
Information on the election of President John Quincy Adams and his subsequent years in the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Quincy Adams http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/ presidents/ ja6.html
Official White House site on John Quincy Adams with a biography, portrait, and links other related historical sites.

Andrew Jackson http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/ presidents/ aj7.html
Official White House site on Andrew Jackson with a biography, portrait, and links other related historical sites.

Section 2
Jackson's Policy Toward Native Americans

• To explain the conflict between whites and Native Americans in the Southeast
• To evaluate Jackson's removal policy
• To describe the hardships of the Trail of Tears
• To explain how Native American groups in the East resisted removal

The Cherokee Trail of Tears, 18381839 http://rosecity.net/ tears/
A general site on the Trail of Tears that has numerous links to park sites, maps, and other historical information.

The Official Site of the Cherokee Nation http://www.cherokee.org/
Official Site of the Cherokee Nation based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Seminoles http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/ facts/ history/ seminole/
Brief introduction to Indian removal as it related to the Seminole tribe, and their struggle to remain in their Florida homeland.

Section 3
Conflicts Over States' Rights

• To identify the issues that led to rising sectional differences
• To explain how the "Tariff of Abominations" led to a crisis over nullification
• To analyze the issues in the debate over states' rights
• To describe how South Carolina's threat to secede was resolved

Jackson vs. Calhoun http://www.ehistory.com/ world/ articles/ ArticleView.cfm?AID=21
Article about the cantankerous relationship between President Andrew Jackson and Vice-President John C. Calhoun.

John C. Calhoun http://www.let.rug.nl/ usa/ B/calhoun/ jcc.htm
A brief biography of John C. Calhoun.

The Webster-Hayne Debate http://www.jmisc.net/ hwdebate.htm
Discussion of the debate with text and links to other relevant sites.

Section 4
Prosperity and Panic

• To explain why conflict erupted over the Second Bank of the United States
• To describe how Jackson destroyed the bank
• To analyze how economic prosperity turned into depression
• To explain how the Whig Party won the election of 1840

Second Bank of the United States/Portrait Gallery http://www.ushistory.org/ tour/ tour_2bank.htm
Virtual tour of the bank with information on Jackson's war against the bank.

Martin Van Buren http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/ presidents/ mb8.html
Official White House site on Martin Van Buren with a biography, portrait, and links other related historical sites.

–The American Whig Party (18341856) http://odur.let.rug.nl/ ~usa/ E/uswhig/ whigsxx.htm
Brief background and history of the Whig Party.

William Henry Harrison http://www.whitehouse.gov/ history/ presidents/ wh9.html
Official White House site on William Henry Harrison with a biography, portrait, and links other related historical sites.