... the army. 11. U.S. Senator(1823-1825) Elected by the Tennessee government over the current Senator John Williams, Jackson served as chairman of the Military Affairs Committee. He voted for internal improvements and a protective tariff. In 1824 he campaigned ineffectively for president, and in 1825 resigned in order to remain distant of Washington politics as he prepared for a second campaign for ... decision went to the House of Representatives. B. Second Campaign-(1828) His second campaign turned more to personalities, then political issues. Both Jackson and Adams supported the protecti...

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... System". He proposed high tariffs, which he felt, would protect America's newly blossoming industries. He also advocated steep prices for federal land, the profits of which would serve to conduct internal improvements. Clay felt that this system could bolster his support enough so that he could claim victory. The nominee of the New England legislature was John Quincy Adams, the son ... of wealthy New Englanders, people from the upper Midwest and large Southern cotton planters. They favoured businessmen and manufacturers a well as tariff protection for industry. The Whigs supported feder...

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