Andrew Jackson

Birth-Death: (1767 - 1845 ) Term: (1829-1837 )

Secession and nullification became prominent issues during Andrew Jackson's Presidency. South Carolina posed a particular threat to the Union when it nullified the Tariff of 1832, proclaiming states' rights. Jackson, although an advocate for the common man, knew that such blatant disregard of authority would tear the Union apart if allowed to continue. To that end, he would not back down before South Carolina.

Chronology of Andrew Jackson

1830 - Indian Removal Act

1830 - Trail of tears

1831 - First Female College Founded

1832 - Tariff of 1832

1832 - South Carolina's Nullification Act

1832 - Force Act

1833 - Compromise tariff of 1833

1834 - First Coeducational College Founded

1836 - The American Temperance Union Founded

1836 - The Bank of the United States' lease runs out

1836 - The Whig party is formed

1830s - First Equal Rights for Women Propositions

1830s - Horace Mann established first public school system in Massachusetts