Alexis Ranieri. Hist 130204. May 5, 2017. Final Exam.

Alexis Ranieri HIST 1302:04 May 5, 2017 Final Exam Question II Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States of America and served as President from 1829 until 1837. His Inauguration was March 4, 1829. Some of Jackson’s major goals as President were as follows: purge government corruption and privilege, Indian removal, affirm national sovereignty, pay off national debt, kill the B.U.S., and hard currency. These goals were known under the Jacksonian Program. To solve the â€Å"Indian problem†, they designated â€Å"Indian territory† across the Mississippi river. White Americans, more so the ones who lived on the western frontier, feared and resented the Native Americans they would encounter. They saw the Indians as unfamiliar people†¦show more content†¦Between the Northern and Southern sections of the United States there was a lot of differences and they developed along different lines. The South stayed predominantly agrarian in their economy while the North became more industrialized as time went on. Different social cultures and political beliefs began to develop. It eventually led to disagreements on issues like taxes, tariffs and internal improvements as well as states’ rights versus federal rights. Slavery was the burning issue that led to the disruption of the union. The South and its agriculture used slaves to tend to its large plantations and perform other duties. The states in the North had gradually abolished slavery one by one. The states’ rights refer to the struggle between the federal government and individual states over the political power. During the Civil War era, this struggle focused greatly on the institution of slavery and if the federal level of government had the right to regulate or abolish slavery in individual states. The debate was sided largely between northern and southern states, thus widening the growing divide in the nation. By the early 1830s, those who wished to see slavery abolished in the United States were becoming more vocal and influential. They claimed obedience to higher law over obedience to the Constitution’s guarantee that an outlaw from one state would be