Major Events of Presidency
- With his election came the end of the caucus system ("King Caucus")
- Gibbons v. Ogden ruling strengthens Congress's ability to regulate interstate commerce
- Diplomatic failure at Simón Bolívar's conference (American delegates refused to go until too late)
- Failed to stop Georgia state government from violating federal governments treaty with Creek Indians and removing them from their land
- Tariff of Abominations in 1828 on imported goods
- Emergence of 2 new parties, National and Democratic Republicans