MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Andrew Jackson
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Henry Clay
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James Monroe
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John Calhoun
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Detailed explanation-1: -His main competition for the office was John Quincy Adams .
Detailed explanation-2: -He indulged in violent hatreds, and the extent to which his political positions reflected mere personal animus is still debated. Jackson demonized many of those who crossed him, including John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Bank of the United States president Nicholas Biddle, and Cherokee Indian chief John Ross.
Detailed explanation-3: -As a slave-owner himself, Jackson opposed policies that would have outlawed slavery in western territories as the United States expanded.
Detailed explanation-4: -As president, Jackson engaged in fierce political combat with his congressional opponents who were so vehement in their opposition that they formed a new political party. Led by Henry Clay, “the Whigs” confronted the enemy they labeled “King Andrew."