Economy of Open Competitors 

He wanted nat'l gov't to back off and allow the states to conduct their affairs.

 Small, independent  white farmers would not have to compete w/ powerful, centralized economic interest; powerful ones scared him;

agrarian economy

Who was John C. Calhoun?

VP under Jackson

from SC

at first supports Nationalism then switches to Sectionalism

Senator

Secretary of War at some time

Tariff was increasing

designed to help manufactures

south not manufacturing

The overall affect is the cost of American manufactured goods are higher because they don't have as much competition, and this is happening in the north

SC publishes pamphlet about it,

States could voluntarily leave union if nat'l gov't made a law that was unconstitutional; other states had to react after the law was questioned; if all said it was constitutional then rebellious state could leave the union if they wanted to

He is furious;

gets force bill that allows him to make SC obey law; prepares military action against SC if necessary

•  Andrew Jackson was furious
• He from Tenn, a large slave owner believed in states' rights, but he was a military general  who led military on behalf of the US gov't.
• The idea a state could nullify a law and secede from union enrage him
• He prepared a military threatened to hang Calhoun
• Surprisingly war didn't happen

• Said tariff would come down but gradually over a period of 10 years it would return to what it was in 1816
• SC, north, and south happy

Republican motherhood

Shakers

pious people

sexes live separately

advocate strict celibacy

planned on surviving by getting new members

eventually died out

How did slavery shape politics in south?

States that believed the federal gov't was violating states' rights start to leave the union;

Neither south nor north have correct conceptions of each other; south leaves in 1861

Not sure what up against as far as fighting goes

Indian Removal

Government and Land Sales

Internal improvements

Bank of US