President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Common Man's President (jan 1, 1829 – jan 1, 1837)
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Spoils System: Jackson replaced former government officials with his own political supporters.
Nullification Crisis: South Carolina threatens to secede from the union because of high tariffs.Andrew Jackson is angry about this and threatens to send troops but Henry Clay defuses the situation by saying they will reduce tariffs gradually.
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