HIST 1311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Floride Calhoun, Petticoat Affair
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It was a southern society with restrictions governed by a first lady. Her family owned the franklin house hotel that brought up political people. Senator, tn 1818-1829 secretary of war 1829-1831 margaret had an affair with joh(cid:374) eato(cid:374) that led to his hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d"s death a(cid:374)d later o(cid:374) became married. Cabinet purge 1831: state- livingston, 1831, treasury- mclane, 1831, war- cass, 1831, attorney general- taney, 1831, navy- woodbury 1831. Eaton affair: ja(cid:272)kso(cid:374) has further reaso(cid:374) to distrust washi(cid:374)gto(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)the esta(cid:271)lish(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:863, ca(cid:271)i(cid:374)et purge a(cid:374)d the for(cid:373)atio(cid:374) of the (cid:862)kit(cid:272)he(cid:374) ca(cid:271)i(cid:374)et(cid:863, ends friendship between jackson and calhoun. Starting in 1830 many people travels to cherokee territory in order to obtain gold from the gold mines. Ja(cid:272)kso(cid:374)"s choi(cid:272)e: defy the will of the american people and enforce worcester. Or: defy worcester and the supreme court and allow the people to invade indian territory. (cid:862)justi(cid:272)e marshall has (cid:373)ade his de(cid:272)isio(cid:374); (cid:374)ow let hi(cid:373) e(cid:374)for(cid:272)e it(cid:863)
