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