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Date Posted: 00:19:55 10/08/02 Tue
Author: Bigg-a Jigg-a
Subject: Ch8 - Jackson Triumphant

I. The Second President Adams
A. Adam’s Diplomatic Frustrations
i. the “corrupt bargain” frustrated his policies throughout his presidency
ii. After appointing delegates to a conference in Panama, (set up by Simon Bolivar, the Venezuelan liberator,) the delegates refused to go b/c congress opposed the idea of white Americans mingling with black delegates (Haitians)
iii. Georgia wished to remove Creeks and Cherokees from their land
a. in 1791, the U.S. government guaranteed the land to the Creeks
b. in 1825, white Georgians extracted a treaty from then leader of a Cherokee faction, William McIntosh
c. Adams believed McIntosh didn’t represent the tribe’s wishes, so he did not enforce the treaty
d. this led to a conflict between the president and the state
-The governor of Georgia went ahead and proceeded with plans for Indian removal against the president’s wishes and the president found no way to stop him
B. Tariff of Abominations
i. an 1828 tariff on imported goods
a. started with a tariff on Massachusetts and Rhode Island wool manufacturers complaining that Great Britain was dumping textiles on the American market that were artificially under priced
b. in order to win middle-states’ approval, the administration had to accept duties on other items
c. now New Englanders had to choose between less competition from Britain, or paying more for raw materials
-after Adams signed the bill, the southerners cursed it as the Tariff of Abominations

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