Conflict over States Rights

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Conflict over States Rights

• Jackson Struggled to keep Southern States from
  breaking away from the Union over the issue of
  Tariffs.

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Key Vocabulary and Key People

• Key Terms
• Tariff of Abominations
• Doctrine of Nullification
• Webster-Hayne Debate
• Secession

• Key People
• John C. Calhoun
• Daniel Webster

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Trouble in Paradise

• Legislators in the Northeast, South, and West
  argued over the sale of public land, internal
  improvements, and tariffs
• The Northeast wanted land prices to rise but
  westerners wanted cheap land to attract settlers
• More Settlers in the West would mean more
  political power for the west

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No Tariffs, ands, or buts

• The Northeast and west wanted to improve
  transportation to improve trade, the south
  opposed the improvements funded through tariffs
• The north favored tariffs to improve industrial
  trade making foreign goods more expensive
• The South opposed the Tariffs because they raised
  the prices of foreign goods the south depended on

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No Free trade

• When J.Q. Adams raised tariffs the south was hurt
  because their low priced cotton could buy less
  goods
• The Tariff of Abominations was seen as a way of
  the Northeast controlling economic policy
• The Tariffs led the south to vote for Jackson and
  end J.Q. Adams run at President

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You aint nothin but a Calhoun-dog

• As South Carolinas economy struggled, the
  tariffs almost forced them to leave the Nation
• Using the Doctrine of Nullification developed by
  Jefferson, a state could ignore any legislation
  it found unconstitutional
• John C. Calhoun believed that congress had no
  right to make a tariff to favor one region over
  another
• Calhoun believed the states had the right to
  judge whether a law made by congress was
  unconstitutional and published his beliefs
  anonymously

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The Great Debate

• Calhouns Argument strengthened the debate over
  strong central government vs. States Rights
• Daniel Webster and Robert Y. Hayne would take
  part in the Webster-Hayne Debates over
  Nullification
• Hayne argued states had the right to Nullify laws
  to maintain their freedom and limit the power of
  the Federal Government

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Heel Turn

• Jackson had not commented on the issue of states
  rights until a dinner to honor Thomas Jefferson
• Jackson would Turn his back on Calhoun and
  support the Federal Government
• Calhoun would press for states rights and become
  Jacksons Political Enemy in the process

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Splits-ville?

• Jackson opposed the Doctrine of Nullification and
  worked to lower tariffs, but South Carolina,
  still threatened secession
• Angered, Jackson threatened to use force to make
  sure federal laws were followed
• After the 1832 election a compromise tariff was
  passed and South Carolina stayed in the Union

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