Bellringer

• Imagine that some people in this class disagree with the majority opinion. Would you allow the ones who disagree to withdraw from the group or would you try to reach a compromise?

Jackson, States’ Rights and the National Bank

• A Tariff Raises the States’ Rights Issue

• Calhoun opposes the tariff laws and questions the legality of some of the federal laws

• The tariff question and the states’ rights issue spur the Webster-Haynes debates

• South Carolina threatens to withdraw from the Union

Jackson, States’ Rights and the National Bank

• Jackson Attacks the National Bank

• Jackson opposes the National Bank of the United States and eventually closes it

• Jackson has all the federal funds placed in certain state banks

• Anger over Jackson splits the Democratic Party and leads to the formation of the Whig Party

Jackson, States’ Rights and the National Bank

• Successors Deal with Jackson’s Legacy

• President Van Buren confronts the consequences of Jackson’s economic policies which result in bank closings, bankrupt businesses and unemployment

• Van Buren loses the election of 1840 to William Henry Harrison (Whig Party)

Class work

• Complete page 32 in your work book for your notes

Homework

• Read Chapter 7, Section 4• Complete section 4 Assessment on page 219• Study flip cards for Quiz tomorrow