John Quincy Adams

foreign affairs. On the other hand, the same ideal led to some domestic issues and caused disunity within the nation. One of Monroe’s first actions was appointing his Cabinet. Two of the Cabinet members he appointed were John C. Calhoun, from South Carolina, and John Quincy Adams, from New England, as Secretary of State. Both Cabinet members, along with the others, came from different regions in the country

Democracy”. He also created the “spoils system,” and he was cruel to the Cherokee, and all other Native American tribes. However, some may say that he was a good president simply because he claimed himself to be a president of the people. After John Quincy Adams had become president, Jackson promised the people when he became president, he would give them a voice and reduce the power of the central government. However, when he was elected, he went and created the “Jacksonian Democracy.” This new way

Clay, the head of the house of representatives decides to endorse Adams so he can win the election, and defeat the popular Andrew Jackson. Enraged by this his hatred toward the National Banks grew tremendously due to Adams liking the bank. Which is very important for his election in 1828 and what he does during his term. The election of 1828 is probably the dirtiest competition in the history of the United States. John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson insulted each other so much it was the pettiest

Corruption has always been present, not just in the government, but in other institutions too. Although corruption has always existed, it has not been prevalent nearly as much in the past as it is today. Political corruption is when people at the highest levels of the political system misuse their power in order to make private gains. Political leaders are figures that are supposed to be looked up to and are supposed to make moral and rational decisions, not like the kind of decisions that are increasingly

of La Amistad. Once aboard La Amistad, Cinqué was able to free himself of his shackles, and began the slaves' rebellion for freedom. The courtroom drama continues as District Attorney William S. Holabird (Pete Postlethwaite) and Secretary of State John Forsyth (David Paymer) press their case for property rights and dismiss Cinqué's story as a mere piece of fiction. While exploring the impounded vessel La Amistad for much-needed evidence to support the Africans' claims, Baldwin happens upon a notebook

During the late 1820s, John C. Calhoun believed that the tariff of 1816 was responsible for the decline of the South Carolina economy. Calhoun believed that if he developed the Theory of Nullification people in his home state would view him differently. The Theory of Nullification is the idea that states (unions) have the rights to void any law that is created by the government that is seen unconstitutional. States are the foundation of the Union, so they have the power to refuse any unconstitutional

would have no slaves the Missouri Compromise lasting 34 years didn’t solve the problem just “swept it under the rug” surprisingly even though the Missouri Compromise took place James Monroe’s “ Era of Good Feelings” ended he still got re-elected John Marshall and Judicial Nationalism McCulloch vs. Maryland - Maryland wanted to put a tax on the bank but Judge Marshall said no Marshall believed in loose construction; believing that the constitution needed to be adapted to the time and period Cohens

new groups are formed the Republicans and the Whig party. Those groups stay until 1852 after the end of the Civil war; when two new parties are created. Furthermore in 1824, the campaigns to a new presidency commenced. Four people would run, John Quincy Adams the previous Secretary of State. The House Speaker Henry Clay. William H. Crawford who had served as secretary of war and of the treasury in the two previous administrations. To conclude, General Andrew Jackson the hero of the battle of New Orleans

between Jacksonian democrats and the nation's Great Triumvirate of John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay. These last three have declined in public recognition in recent decades, but they towered over public discourse between 1812 and the 1850s. The most prominent of the three triumvirs was Clay. As a political figure, he dominated the national scene

courthouse in the state of Connecticut. Roger Baldwin a Connecticut real estate lawyer who agrees to work for Cinque and his fellow slaves by trying to prove in court that they were not born slaves, and therefore could not legally ever become slaves. John Quincy Adams The sixth President of the US 1825-1829, who was in fact a Congressman from Massachusetts in 1839, who agrees to work for the release of Cinque and his fellow slaves. Martin Van Buren The 8th President of the United States, and a silly politician