Jackson threw everything in his rhetorical appeals arsenal at South Carolina before he actually tapped into the military's arsenal and threatened war. He reasoned, he implored, he threatened: let's...

Jackson had some serious problems with the ways that nullifiers like John C. Calhoun viewed the constitution as it related to the issue of the Tariff of 1828. He had his own opinions about how the...

Indignant, Judicious, and Accusatory There's a reason Jackson was nicknamed "Jackass" (for more on how he earned this nickname, check this out). He was stubborn, willing to carry a weighty load if...

To be honest, there isn't anything up with the title. Sorry to disappoint you. All it means is that Jackson has something to say to the public about South Carolina's infatuation with nullification....

Whereas a convention, assembled in the State of South Carolina, have passed an ordinance, by which they declare that the several acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the United States, purport...

May the Great Ruler of nations grant that the signal blessings with which he has favored ours may not, by the madness of party or personal ambition, be disregarded and lost, and may His wise provid...

(6) Tree LinePeople sure knew how to write in those days. Jackson's ProclamationRegarding Nullification can be eye-popping like a juicy gossip blog: "Vile profanation of oaths! Miserable mockery of...

In-Text ReferencesLiterary and Philosophical ReferencesSouth Carolina Ordinance of Nullification (implied)The Constitution (throughout)Historical and Political ReferencesCongress (throughout)George...

Just in case you didn't think that Jackson was hardcore enough, legend has it that he had a tomahawk tattooed onto his thigh. (Source)Were you sick the day they discussed the history of plumbing in...