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Eaton Affair

Eaton, Secretary of War, married the daughter of a Washington boardinghouse keeper, Peggy O'Neal. She had rumors spread about her and the male boarders. She was snubbed by ladies in Jackson's family and Vice President Calhoun's wife. The President wanted to help her because his wife had been the object of many rumors. He tried to force the social acceptance of Peggy. This was called the "Petticoat War." The Eaton scandal played into the hands of Secretary of State Van Buren. He paid attention to Mrs. Eaton so he could get on Jackson's good side. Jackson turned against Calhoun and in 1831 Calhoun's supporters broke away from Cabinet. Calhoun resigned the vice presidency the next year and entered the Senate for South Carolina.

Subject: 
US History
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 13 - The Rise of Jacksonian Democracy

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