US History › Section E · Industry and Jacksonian democracy › Topic E.5
The Nullification Crisis and the Bank War
In Jackson's presidency two fights tested the reach of federal power. South Carolina claimed the right to cancel a federal tariff, and Jackson made war on the national bank. Both shaped American politics until the Civil War.
In this topic
- Two tests of federal power
- The Tariff of Abominations
- Calhoun's theory of nullification
- Liberty and union
- Showdown, 1832 to 1833
- The Second Bank and its enemies
- The veto of 1832
- Worked example: reading the veto message
- Removing the deposits
- Worked example: the road to the Panic of 1837
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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