The Nullification Crisis

Question 1

What is federalism?

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sharing power between the state and national governments

Question 2

Why did Calhoun want to nullify tariff laws?

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because he thought they unfairly hurt the South

Question 3

Why might people have seen sectionalism as a threat to national unity?

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People might be more loyal to their region than their country.

Question 4

Why might Southerners dislike Clay’s American System?

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It supported goods made in the North.

Question 5

What did “nullification” mean?

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Any state could refuse to follow a law that it disagreed with.

Question 6

Read the passage from Webster’s speech, and then answer the question.This quote shows that Webster wanted

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sectional tensions to go away.

Question 7

Why did South Carolina oppose the Tariff of 1828? Check all of the boxes that apply.

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They worried it would hurt their economy.; It increased the price they would have to pay for manufactured goods.

Question 8

According to this section of text, South Carolina opposed the tariff because

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the national government had no constitutional right to pass a tax to support manufacturing.

Question 9

Which of these statements is true?

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The Nullification Crisis showed that states had to obey all federal laws.

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