P.O.T.U.S.

        7.  Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

    Democrat
    VP - John C. Calhoun; Martin Van Buren
    Major Items:

• Jacksonian Democracy
• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, 1831
• Worcester v. Georgia, 1832
• The Indian Removal Act 1830
• Trail of Tears
• Webster-Haynes Debate 1830
• Tariffs of 1832 and 1833
• The 2nd Bank of the United States (due to expire in 1836)
• Formation of the Whig Party, 1832
• Distribution Act
• Specie Circular Act 1836

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