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Another tariff passed in 1828, supported by some Democrats who wanted to anger the public against John Quincy Adams, so that Jackson would win the upcoming presidential election.  Discussed in greater detail below, the supporters of free trade in the South were outraged and called this the Tariff of Abominations.  Andrew Jackson had a political problem in keeping the United States together after he was elected in 1828.

Another tariff passed in 1828, supported by some Democrats who wanted to anger the public against John Quincy Adams, so that Jackson would win the upcoming presidential election.  Discussed in greater detail below, the supporters of free trade in the South were outraged and called this the Tariff of Abominations.  Andrew Jackson had a political problem in keeping the United States together after he was elected in 1828.

After serving only one term as President, John Quincy Adams was remarkable in how he then continued to participate in politics.  While virtually all other presidents and vice presidents felt that Congress was beneath them after they served, John Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts.  There he fought for 17 more years against slavery and in favor of abolitionism, though the "gag rule" (see below) muzzled his anti-slavery efforts for some of that time.  He also ran unsuccessfully for the position of governor of Massachusetts.  John Quincy Adams eventually died by collapsing on the floor of the House of Representatives as he prepared to give a speech, and is interred in Quincy, Massachusetts.

After serving only one term as President, John Quincy Adams was remarkable in how he then continued to participate in politics.  While virtually all other presidents and vice presidents felt that Congress was beneath them after they served, John Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts.  There he fought for 17 more years against slavery and in favor of abolitionism, though the "gag rule" (see below) muzzled his anti-slavery efforts for some of that time.  He also ran unsuccessfully for the position of governor of Massachusetts.  John Quincy Adams eventually died by collapsing on the floor of the House of Representatives as he prepared to give a speech, and is interred in Quincy, Massachusetts, which is named after the same ancestor of John Quincy Adams from whom he took his middle name.

== Jacksonian Democracy ==

== Jacksonian Democracy ==