1835 War with the Seminoles

The Monroe Doctrine was meant to dissuade the Spanish from attempting to recapture any of their former colonies in South America. It stated: "The American continents are henceforth not to be considered the subjects for future colonization by any European powers."

1835 War with the Seminoles

Jackson campaigned against the Bank of the United States, because he saw it as an instrument of the Eastern moneyed class. He did not renew its charter, and it ceased to exist in 1836. Replacing the Bank of the United States were local state banks, which lent out money much more freely.