History of the United States: Jackson and the Nullification Crisis

This report examines the history of the United States, focusing on the presidency of Andrew Jackson and the Nullification Crisis. It explores Jackson's core beliefs, including the reduction of federal government functions and the preservation of the Union. The report highlights the Nullification Crisis of 1832-33, a sectional crisis involving South Carolina's opposition to federal tariffs and its threat of secession. It discusses Jackson's response, including the introduction of the Force Bill to enforce federal laws and prevent secession. The report references key scholarly sources to support its analysis of this pivotal period in American history, providing an overview of the political and economic turmoil during the 19th century.

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A.
Andrew Jackson had held office from 1829-37. There are two absolute beliefs that
Jackson had as a political leader. He had brought these along with him when he entered the
office of the president of the United States. These beliefs are enlisted below.
 Reduction of the functions of the federal government. This resulted in the
existence of the dichotomy. He had also promoted the economic programs that
reduced the power of the government (Remini, 2013).
 The presence of a committed and forceful leadership in the presidential post
and the preservation of the Union. In this manner, the supremacy of the
national government during the critical period of the Nullification Crisis`
B.
The greatest crisis that took place during the times of Andrew Jackson is the
Nullification crisis. This was a sectional crisis in the fields of politics, which took place in the
years 1832-33. This crisis involved a confrontation between the federal government and
South Carolina (Tindall & Shi, 2016). The crisis took shape after South Carolina deemed the
federal tariffs of 1832 and 1828 to be unconstitutional. Thus, South Carolina had declared
them to be invalid within the boundaries of the sovereign state of South Carolina. The
economy of the U.S. suffered a huge downturn during the 1820s. South Carolina was
particularly affected during the crisis period.
C.
Andrew Jackson had held office of the president during the time of the Nullification
Crisis that affected the U.S. economy during the nineteenth century. South Carolina had
threatened to secede during the 1832 November, which would follow the re-election of the

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office of the president of Andrew Jackson. Jackson had introduced a Force Bill to the
Congress in December 1832 (Shankman, 2017). This bill was introduced so as to aid the
current president, Andrew Jackson to send the federal army troops to the sovereign of South
Carolina in order to enforce the laws of the federation and to prevent the secession that they
federation was threatened with.

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References
Remini, R. V. (2013). Andrew Jackson: The Course of American Freedom, 1822-1832 (Vol.
2). JHU Press.
Shankman, A. (2017). Toward a Social History of Federalism: The State and Capitalism To
and From the American Revolution. Journal of the Early Republic, 37(4), 615-653.
Tindall, G. B., & Shi, D. E. (2016). America: A narrative history. WW Norton & Company.