Growing Tensions
After making good relations with Spain, President Pinckney was approached by a good deal from King Philip II, which was the knowledge of Corporation in return for the Steam Engine, along with being given 390 gold. It was a deal Pinckney could not refuse, even if the Steam Engine was precious knowledge.
However, in the year 1830, the home front wasn't as happy and shiny as it used to be; it was the year Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. Indian land to the east of Mississippi was all taken in exchange for land to the west.
Thanks to the gaining of Corporation, President Pinckney changed the American economic system to a free market. What does this entail? American markets are now more efficient and we gain more trade and gold. Boom.
The settlers sent out to the Great Plains had founded New Raleigh in Native land. The settlers wanted to name the city Sioux Falls, but Congress had another idea.
A few years earlier, in 1834, a territory for Indians was created to the west of Louisiana, which was called the Indian Territory. Some Cherokee resisted, and in 1835, a faction of Cherokees signed the Treaty of New Echota, which made the government give them money in exchange for their land.
President Pinckney also had to confront South Carolina on the protective tariff. The protective tariff signed into law in 1832 was less restrictive than the one in 1828, but South Carolinians were still bitter. In response, a prominent South Carolina lawmaker, John C. Calhoun, adopted the Ordinance of Nullification, which declared both tariffs null and void.
In response to this, a warship was sent to South Carolina to qualm the rebellion.
While the rest of the South thought South Carolina acted unconstitutionally, going against the federal government, it demonstrated that a single state could go against the will of Congress.
Another waiting settler in Washington was sent to create a border with Mexico, and founded the city of Albuquerque.
Back onto the topic of Indians, by 1838, many Cherokee that rejected Pinckney's decision to send them to the west of the Mississippi were forced to move. Many on this forced excursion died of disease and privation. This was later called the "Trail of Tears."
An economic downturn was also avoided. After the conception of the Second Bank of the United States, there were many outcries from people who said the Bank was a monopoly over the USA's credit and currency, and said it represented the interests of the wealthy. Pinckney then denounced the monopoly.
In order to fix this, Pinckney started an economic practice called "Pincknism." President Pinckney increased the money supply and lowered interest rates, which helped fuel the nation's economy.
However, because of this, the banks spent large amounts of money on speculation, which lead to unemployment soaring, causing the Panic of 1837. However, Pinckney worked to fix this. However, thanks to some smooth talking, Pinckney's vice president, Macon, was thought to be at fault for this for some odd reason.
In the midst of this, President Pinckney created the states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma (which took the place of the Indian Territory), Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota, along with Minnesota.
Pinckney didn't believe he had much longer to live, so when King Philip II of Spain came to make a deal for a world map, in return for 390 gold, he couldn't refuse. He wanted to see the world before he left, and this fulfilled his dreams; the Spanish had mapped just about every corner of the world.
Pinckney didn't live long enough to present the map to Congress, though. He died later that day at the ripe age of 98.
This leaves Congress in a tizzy to put forth two candidates to become president in 1844.
