... the destruction of the 2nd National Bank, during the President Andrew Jackson's administration of the 1820's and 1830's. A hot topic since the days after the Revolution with Democratic Republicans and Federalist, the National Bank to continued to be a problem for Jacksonian Democrats. To uphold their principle of equal economic opportunity, the Jacksonian Democrats seized upon the prospect of the dissolving of ... Bank and placed into smaller banks known as "pet banks". The demolishing of the National Bank allowed the economic equality that the Jacksonian Democrats had long sought for. ...

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Nationalist Henry Clay retained his power in the postwar Congress, and headed the drive for a neo-federalist program of protective tariffs, international improvements, and a national bank. He called his program the American System, arguing that it would foster notional economic growth and a salutary interdependence between geographical sections, ... them attractive to private investors ( Murrin, 324-326). In the election of 1824 the major candidate were: William H. Crawford ( elected by the Republican Congressional Caucus), John Quincy Adams ( son of a Federalist president), Henry Clay ( a ...

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... the Era of Good Feelings. During the period after the war of 1812 the Federalists of the United States fell apart. James Monroe became president in 1816, after defeating the federalist candidate, Rufus King, by 183 to 34 in the voting of the Electoral College. After the presidency, he held a Goodwill Tour in the northern states to promote nationalism, where the ... ...

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... States. He was a Democrat from Tennessee. He was elected President of the United States and Henry Clay who represented the Whig party and who had previously lost to Andrew Jackson, a Federalist. Polk lived from 1795-1849. He married Sara Childress and graduated from University of North Carolina in 1818. Before becoming President of the United States, Polk had many accomplishments in ... ...

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... , George Washington appointed Jefferson secretary of the state. In the mid-1790s, sectionalism, or loyalty to a particular part of the country, further contributed to the emergence of two parties-the Federalist Party, and the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison led the Democratic-Republican Party. Thomas Jefferson declared the Republican victory in the election of 1800. In 1801 Jefferson ... ...

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... 's original Republican ideals. The National Republicans, later called Whigs, and later just Republicans, derived their strength mainly from the higher classes v/s bankers, manufacturers, merchants, and large landowners. It resembled Hamilton's Federalist Party. Benefits to the United States through Jacksonian Democracy were overwhelmingly dependent on the use of governing through an overwhelmingly powerful executive branch. The Jacksonian democrats depicted themselves as saviors ... ...

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... nullifiers. He also issued a proclamation that prohibited South Carolina from being able to nullify federal tariffs. By doing this, Jackson strongly went against state rights, proving himself as an orthodox federalist. The Acts and Resolutions of South Carolina (Doc. F) are examples of declarations for state rights that Jackson would have opposed. This shows how Jackson increased his powers of presidency beyond ... ...

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... "as tough as old hickory wood" on the battlefield, which earned him him the nickname "Old Hickory." In 1822, Jackson was re-elected to the U.S. Senate, and in 1824, state factions rallied around him and a Pennsylvania convention nominated him for the U.S. presidency. Jackson being the most popular candidate still lost to his opponent John Quincy Adams. Jackson was re-nominated for ... ...

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... along the same level of north as other northern states. This led to the North trying to stop the South from bringing Missouri into statehood. This would split the political factions into strictly North and South at the time. Yet this was all settled with the Missouri compromise, which said that anything above Missouri (except for Missouri) would not allow slavery ... ...

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... along the same level of north as other northern states. This led to the North trying to stop the South from bringing Missouri into statehood. This would split the political factions into strictly North and South at the time. Yet this was all settled with the Missouri compromise, which said that anything above Missouri (except for Missouri) would not allow slavery ... ...

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