Britannica-6 and the Five Civilized Tribes

[Justice]

Originally Posted by Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2

In OTL he almost started a civil war until cooler heads prevailed (read up on the Nullification Crisis). In Britannica-6, only the real possibility of war with Canada (and by extension the British Empire) allowed the secession to take place. And if he could have gotten away with deadly force - either in OTL or Britannica-6 - he would have.

Um, Calhoun and his cronies almost started a Civil War, not Jackson. I have no clue what you think Jackson should have done, but his unwillingness to back down was what forced South Carolina to reconsider their stance. Sure, "cooler heads" prevailed, but they would have never cooled off if Jackson had backed down.

[Celjabba]

See also
Eric Flint
Trail of Glory series
* 1812: The Rivers of War
* 1824: The Arkansas War
for another treatment of this, with the formation of the Confederacy (of chiefdom) of the Arkansas.

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celjabba

[martinl]

Originally Posted by talonthehand

I'm still waiting to hear what the message is. I imagine you're trying to say that by putting him on the 20, we're saying "Let this be a warning to all you indigenous/foreign people"?

More or less. Specifically, "We're PROUD of this guy, and APPROVE of his stance wrt people we don't currently want to consider people."

[talonthehand]

Originally Posted by martinl

More or less. Specifically, "We're PROUD of this guy, and APPROVE of his stance wrt people we don't currently want to consider people."

*shrugs* The only thing I don't understand is the logic behind it. The dollar wasn't the major international currency it is today back in '28 (at least I think...I want to say the turning point was after WW2 with the Bretton Woods System, but I confess not having much depth of knowledge here), so it doesn't seem to be a message to other nations. Anyway, since the only thing more futile than having a political debate online is having a political debate online where the events happened a century ago, I'll leave it at that.

[quarkstomper]

If I recall correctly, Andrew Jackson dismantled the National Bank and instituted a fiscal policy that led to the nation's first major financial panic. The crisis didn't occur until he was out of office, though, and so his successor, Van Buren, got all the blame.

But, like Reagan, he was a popular president who cast a long shadow. And he was played by Charlton Heston in The Buccaneer. Which may not be a good reason to put him on currency, but if James K. Polk had been played by Charlton Heston, I'll bet that people would have a lot more respect for him.

I'm tired, and I'm starting to ramble. Can you tell?

[Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2]

AHEM!

Topic: The status of the Five Civilized Tribes on the parallel Britannica-6.
OFF-TOPIC: The role of Andrew Jackson in American history.