1. South Carolina threatoens nullification of federal law and backs down in the face of Andrw Jackson's military threat.

2. A strange four-way election puts an icy New Englander in office amid charges of a corrupt bargain

3. A campaign based on hoopla and log cabins and hard cider slogans demonstrates that both Whigs and Democrats can effectively play the new mass party political game.

4. A northern Mexican province successfully revolts and seeks admission to the US

5. Despite attempting to follow white patterns of civilizing, thousands of American Indians are forcibly removed from their homes and driven across the Mississippi River.