The Tariff of 1828 

caused John C. Calhoun anonymously to write 

South Carolina Exposition and Protest

a response to the “Tariff of Abominations”  Continue reading »

Andrew

Stubborn, Loyal, Arrogant, Ambitious

Born in Waxhaws, South Carolina on March 15, 1767

Founder of the Democratic Party

Who accomplished becoming the first President of the US by popular vote, removing the Native Americans, and destroying the Second Bank of the United States

And believed in states’ rights and a strict construction of the Constitution

Who served as general in the United States Army and in both houses of Congress 

And feared a strong federal government, not being a powerful leader, and the Second Bank of the United States.

Whose greatest legacy is being a devoted representative of the “common man”

Jackson