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Washington City, District of Columbia in the 1830s: 1 through 10 of 16

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  1. Jackson's Support for Indian Removal
    date December 8, 1830map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Government, Native-Americans

    President Andrew Jackson fought bravely against the Indians in numerous wars before becoming president in 1828. President Jackson was a strong opponent of Indian tribes. On May 28, 1930, President Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. Congress passed the treaty in order to relocate the Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west. Although, the act did not order...

  2. Fourth of July Oration
    date July 4, 1831map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Arts/Leisure, Politics

    It was the Fourth of July, 1831. Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled banner, delivered the oration in the Rotunda of the Capitol of the United States. He spoke to unite the country and reflect the significance of freedom. Independence Day was newly designated since the county had only recently gained independence from Great Britain. Francis Scott Key was aware of the magnitude of this...

  3. Celebration for Battle of New Orleans anniversary
    date January 3, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Arts/Leisure, Urban-Life/Boosterism, War

    The Citizens of Washington decided at their December 31, 1831 meeting that an anniversary celebration of the Battle of New Orleans was appropriate. They voted in favor of the celebration and agreed to the public notice at Strother's Hotel. As an organization in the nation's capital, they wanted to celebrate the victory that helped establish the country and declare, for a final time, freedom from...

  4. Calhoun Foreshadows Two Nations
    date February 6, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Politics, Government, Slavery

    On February 6, 1837, John C. Calhoun made public his opinions by speaking out on slavery and the future of the Nation to the United States Senate.  Calhoun stated, “I feel myself called upon to speak freely upon the subject where the honor and interests of those I represent are involved.”  By this time Calhoun had taken a stand, given a reason for speaking out, and begun to foreshadow the divisive...

  5. President Jackson Vetoes Bill for Re-chartering the Second Bank of the United States
    date July 10, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Economy

    The Bank of the United States was a sensitive issue from its outset. The First one expired indifferently in 1811, and the Second Bank was chartered five years later, in 1816. This new edition was meant to be an independent bank, a specie paying bank, a stead and cautious, not a speculative bank. But, it had an inauspicious start, with a case sent before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819. This case, McCulloch...

  6. Tariff of 1832 Passed
    date July 14, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Agriculture, Economy

    While President Andrew Jackson dealt with the Bank War, another economic debate engulfed Congress. They debated a new tariff. This act would be a close relation to the Tariff of 1828, which was benevolently called the Tariff of Abominations. The new bill was a protectionist tariff, attempting to protect local producers from foreign competitors by setting the tariff on imported goods, or using some...

  7. President Andrew Jackson Wins Re-Election
    date November 2, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Economy

    After Andrew Jackson lost the close presidential election of 1824, he focused on defeating John Quincy Adams four years later. Jackson easily succeeded, becoming the first president to hail from a state other than Virginia or Massachusetts. This distinction can help symbolize the expansion of the United States during his eight years in office. Originally, the Democrats had not anticipated Jackson's...

  8. President Jackson Responds to Nullification
    date December 10, 1832map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Economy, Government, Law, Politics

    The crisis threatened to tear the nation apart. This crisis was the passage of the Nullification Ordinances by the South Carolina State Assembly in November of 1832. The unity and survival of the nation depended upon President Andrew Jackson's response. On December 10, 1832, President Jackson presented his response to the Congress, arguing that the justification for state nullification of federal...

  9. Clay's Grief
    date December 25, 1835map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Health/Death, Government, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Christmas day, 1835, was a most miserable day for Henry Clay. One moment he was laughing and joking with friends; then his life changed drastically. He received a letter from home. Upon opening it, he fell directly to the ground, as if he had been shot. The first words he managed to utter, Every tie to life is broken He had received new of his daughter's death. Although he became more composed as the...

  10. House of Representatives passes the first gag rule on slavery
    date May 26, 1836map Washington City, District of Columbiatags Slavery

    First introduced to the House floor by South Carolina's James Henry Hammond, the gag rule was a radical measure designed to completely eliminate debate dealing with abolition. Traditionally, representatives received and tabled antislavery prayers, or buried them in committee; the gag rule, however, prevented even this formality from taking place. This was not a spontaneous development, but a response...

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