1815-1850: Government and Politics
1815-1850: Chapter Six: Government and Politics
by JOHN MOUSTY
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 170
OVERVIEW 177
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
The Federal Government 180
The People’s Inauguration 180
Indian Policy 182
The Cherokee Republic 182
International Affairs 183
The National Bank 185
Party Politics 187
The Eaton Affair 187
Dirty Tricks and the Campaign of 1828 189
Stephen Van Rensselaer and the “Corrupt Bargain” 190
Log Cabins and Hard Cider 192
Reform Parties 193
Tariffs 195
Territorial Expansion and Sectional Conflict 196
The Toledo Border War 196
The Maysmlle Road Veto 197
The Strange Claim of Marigny D’Auterive 198
HEADLINE MAKERS
John C. Calhoun 200
Henry Clay 201
Andrew Jackson 202
James Monroe 203
Martin Van Buren 204
Daniel Webster 205
PUBLICATIONS 206
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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