The Tariff and Slavery in South Carolina

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Who was Andrew Jackson’s vice president during the time of the tariff controversy?

Alexander Hamilton

John C. Calhoun (correct)

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

What did John C. Calhoun argue in his essay 'South Carolina Exposition and Protest'?

The United States was a compact among the states (correct)

The United States was a compact among the whole American people

The federal government had the power to nullify state statutes

The federal government had the power to abolish slavery

What did the elite South Carolinians fear the federal government might attack?

Slavery (correct)

Tariffs

The Union

State sovereignty

What did John C. Calhoun consider the tariff to be?

The occasion, rather than the real cause of the present unhappy state of things Signup and view all the answers

What was Andrew Jackson’s response when he learned about John C. Calhoun’s authorship of the essay?

He was furious and saw it as a personal betrayal and a challenge to his authority as president Signup and view all the answers

Who replaced Calhoun as vice president when Jackson ran for reelection in 1832?

Martin Van Buren Signup and view all the answers

Which state convention nullified the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832?

South Carolina Signup and view all the answers

What did President Jackson declare that "disunion, by armed force, is"?

TREASON Signup and view all the answers

Who did President Jackson vow to hang if they defied federal power?

Calhoun and any other nullifier Signup and view all the answers

Which bill did Congress pass to authorize President Jackson to send the military to enforce the tariffs?

Force Bill Signup and view all the answers

The Tariff and Slavery in South Carolina

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Who was Andrew Jackson’s vice president during the time of the tariff controversy?

What did John C. Calhoun argue in his essay 'South Carolina Exposition and Protest'?

What did the elite South Carolinians fear the federal government might attack?

What did John C. Calhoun consider the tariff to be?

What was Andrew Jackson’s response when he learned about John C. Calhoun’s authorship of the essay?

Who replaced Calhoun as vice president when Jackson ran for reelection in 1832?

Which state convention nullified the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832?

What did President Jackson declare that "disunion, by armed force, is"?

Who did President Jackson vow to hang if they defied federal power?

Which bill did Congress pass to authorize President Jackson to send the military to enforce the tariffs?

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