President Andrew Jackson (1829-1837) Common Man's President (mar 4, 1829 – mar 4, 1837)
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Spoil System: JAckson replaced former government officials wigth his own political supporters.
Nullification Crisis: South Carolina threatened 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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