James K. Polk's Achievements

The North had an industrial economy, and the South concentrated on a farming economy. This created many issues over what tariffs should be placed on. The South wanted tariffs to be placed on farming goods such as cotton,

The first five presidents of the United States impacted the United States greatly and their names were George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe. The president I think that impacted the U.S the most was George Washington who was in office for eight years (1789-1797). George Washington who was the commander in chief and led the army in the Revolutionary War and gained freedom from Great Britain at that time there was thirteen colonies in the United States. In 1783 George Washington signed a peace treaty with Great Britain. John Adams which was the second president to be elected who was vice president at first for eight years (1789-1796) soon became president for four years (1797-1801). John Adams strengthened the central government by making the army stronger and he signed a law which is called the “Act for the Sick” which let government marine hospital service. Thomas Jefferson which was the third president was one of the more important presidents for the United States, he was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and he also organized the Louisiana Purchase which doubled the country known as the United States. James Madison Jr. known as the fourth president promoted the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. James Monroe which was the fifth president of the United States who was in office for eight years (1817-1825) and was the last president that was in the Virginia Dynasty and the Republican Generation.

Cities grew and flourished and soon it was apparent that money was needed to support the exploding population. The North supported tariffs, unlike the South. Tariffs are taxes that are placed on imported goods by the government. The North supported any tariffs on imported goods for a few reasons insomuch they did not feel threatened. Industry was running rampant, so finished goods did not have to be brought over from England. There was no more need to import from England. If imports were brought in, they were more of a luxury than a necessity. All necessities were made on Northern soil by their own factories. Another reason that the North favored taxes was because they hoped that with higher import taxes, the South would then purchase goods from Northern factories instead of England. For instance, if the price of a finely woven, imported shirt plus the tariff caused the price to jump too high, Southerners would be forced to buy the shirt from a Northern factory. Railroads were being established mainly between all the major cities of the North. The network of these railroads meant that goods were able to travel faster. This considerably shortened the time from raw goods to finished products. The North’s transition to industry proved to be soundly lucrative. It evolved, expanded and laid a firm foundation for the future.

Abraham Lincoln influenced america and other historical figures. Martin Luther King Jr. and Lincoln were one of the most prominent leaders when it came to slavery. He showed courage to stand up for what’s right and fight against for what’s wrong. Without Abe Lincoln we would not be in the position and success we have in the modern world (smithsonian). Abe Lincoln was a “Progressive man”, he made strides to free the slaves and to abolish slavery(smithsonian1). He was one of the most known and recognized leaders in american history.

from 1845-1849. Today, Baucom-Huffman, a content developer for the Public Broadcasting Service, consistently ranks Polk as one of the greatest presidents of the United States, stating that he is most commonly known for his leadership during the Mexican-American War, and the influence he had on the president’s executive power as Commander-in-Chief (Baucom-Huffman).

Another minor step leading to the war, was a disagreement over tariffs on imports and exports. In 1828 a tariff was passed that tried to help New England manufacturers. The tariff was as high as 45% to 50% of the original European prices. The north wanted the higher tariffs so that their products could compete on the same level as foreign products which were much cheaper. Opponents of the tariff called it the tariff of abomination. Southerners strongly opposed the tariff because they exported cotton and other materials to Europe, in exchange, European goods

To avoid military confrontation, Congress passed a different tariff that South Carolina was able to accept. The South took such measures because they felt that the North (Washington) was attacking them by passing laws that favored one section of the country’s economy over theirs. South Carolina later repealed their Nullification

There have been many influential presidents during the history of our nation. A few examples include George Washington who led our country through the revolutionary war and our nation’s first president. There was also Abraham Lincoln who led us through the Civil War. However our most influential president is Franklin D. Roosevelt. During Franklin Roosevelt’s years in the oval office he would lead our country through one of the toughest times during the 20th century enduring the great depression and World War II. His influence on the United States and the world still exist today with charities he started, federal laws in effect

While the United States worked hard to set up a working government, a heavily debated topic was states’ rights. “When high protective tariffs were passed by Congress in 1828 and 1832, South Carolina, led by John Calhoun, threatened to nullify them, making them null and void within that state” (What Caused the Civil War). Nullifying the law means that the state would ignore it. The Southern states were angered by the tariffs because they benefited the North and made it more difficult for the South. Hinston Helper states, “It is a fact well known to every intelligent Southerner that we are compelled to go to the North for almost every article of utility and adornment, from matches, shoepegs and paintings up to cotton-mills, steamships and …; that almost everything produced at the North meets with ready sale, while at the same time, there is no demand, even among our own citizens, for the productions of

One thing that South did that the North did not do was that it used slaves to tend its large plantations and other duties. The south also made a business of this and rented, traded and sold slaves to pay debts. Therefore, slaves were seen as property of individuals and businesses and represented the largest part of the region’s personal and corporate wealth. But not only did the North and South became divided economically because of manufacturing and railroad differences. It also became divided due to tariffs. When a protective tariff was established in 1828 to promote the industry of northern industrialists, many Southerners felt it unfairly targeted their agricultural-based economic system.This ultimately led to conflict between the two different economic

The 1828 Tariffs, which were taxes on goods imported from other countries, made imported goods more expensive. This new law obliterated the south, because there were no factories only farming, as they were not producers, and slaves were the only sources of income. It instead profitably assisted factories, which were primarily in the north, by reducing British competition in the south causing the abrupt halt on foreign trade and increased market prices. President Jackson felt nullification was necessary, but not the approach that S. Carolina took to it because it was a state. Jackson ignored the Supreme Court in Worchester v. Georgia, but he was in fact a southerner making his “PROCLAMATION, stating (his) views of the Constitution” telling South Carolina, another southern state, that if they tried to nullify those tariffs; then he was all powerful and willing to use military force in order “to defend the patriotism of the people,” and “preserve this bond of our political existence from destruction, to maintain inviolate this state of national honor and prosperity, and to justify the confidence” in going to war for his overall

During his presidency, Monroe supported the American System in which the government supported economic growth and protective measures for domestic manufacturers from foreign competition. Unfortunately, not everyone favored the American System. In the South especially, Southerners opposed such a protective tariff for it only supported Northern manufactures, while hurting the Southern economy at the same time. The South, primarily agricultural with a large exporting economy, had to import all of its goods having to pay up to ⅓ it’s price in tax in order to comply with the American System. John Randolph, a Southerner, expressed his grievances to Congress hoping to alleviate the struggles of the South by saying, “no one interest in the country should be sacrificed by the management of taxation to another… the agriculturalists bear the whole front of the war and taxation” (Document A). In saying this Randolph not only questioned Congress 's intentions of collecting revenue and favoring the North, but also its job to regulate commerce, not taxes. The American System clearly drove a wedge between Northern and Southern interests.

The North does most of the manufacturing of products and the South sends supplies to the North to make the products, then the products are shipped back down to the South to be sold. The South grows all of the crops and turns them into things needed to make certain products, they want to be able to make their own products instead of shipping all of their crops up to the North. The North wants higher tariffs because they make the products and sell less than the South. The South wants no tariffs because they think it is a waste of their “hard earned money”. The largest difference between the 2 is wanting slavery in the South and not wanting slavery in the North.

Andrew Jackson is arguably one of the most influential presidents in history. He believed that government had a social obligation to the people and that it was the most democratic branch. He was the first president to create a grassroots political

At the time of Jackson's election, there existed a protective tariff that aided big businesses and domestic transportation initiatives. However, the tariff was met unfavorably by the South, which felt that the tariff's ultimate purpose was to strengthen the industrial north at the expense of the agrarian south. Jackson's vice president, John Calhoun, campaigned on behalf of the South and attempted to nullify the tariff law within the South Carolina state borders. His premise was based on a provision settled in 1798 declaring