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Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem explained the Petticoat Affair and how it impacted President Andrew Jackson's cabinet.

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Detail the causes of the “wedge” that began to form between Jackson and Calhoun. Clip #12: Petticoat Affair and the Presidential Cabinet (4:58). Based on the clip, what was the Petticoat Affair?

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