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Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Question 22 • DRHS GA-GSE US History A

The Nullification Crisis of the 1830s was

Answer
A
a states’ rights issue started by Kentucky.
B
a states’ rights issue started by South Carolina.
C
an antislavery issue started by Massachusetts.
D
an antislavery issue started by Missouri.

Explanation

The Nullification Crisis began when South Carolina declared that it could reject federal tariff laws it considered unconstitutional. This made the dispute a states’ rights issue started by South Carolina, not an antislavery issue or a conflict begun by Kentucky.

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