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?

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

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

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

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

    <p>Martin Van Buren</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>South Carolina</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>TREASON</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Calhoun and any other nullifier</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Force Bill</p> Signup and view all the answers

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