Regional Economies
The Northern economy was based primarily on this industry.
What is Manufacturing?
In 1827, Northern manufacturers demanded a tariff on this specific imported item to protect against foreign competition.
What is wool?
This Vice President supported the South and advanced the states' rights doctrine.
Who is John C. Calhoun?
Andrew Jackson vetoed the renewal of this institution's charter in 1832.
What is the Second Bank of the United States?
The Southern economy relied on this economic activity.
What is Agriculture?
This was the angry nickname given by Southerners to the high import tax passed by Congress in 1828.
What is the Tariff of Abominations?
Under the states' rights doctrine, state power should be greater than federal power for this reason.
What is because the states had formed the national government?
In this landmark Supreme Court case, the court ruled that the national bank WAS constitutional.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Northern business owners supported high tariffs on foreign imports for this specific reason.
What is so American-made goods could be sold at lower prices than foreign/British goods?
To "nullify" a law means to do this to a federal statute.
What is to cancel, reject, or declare void a law judged unconstitutional?
This Massachusetts Senator debated Robert Y. Hayne, arguing that the U.S. was one nation, not a loose pact of states.
Who is Daniel Webster?
This new political party was formed in 1834 specifically to oppose Andrew Jackson.
What is the Whig Party?
The West had an emerging economy that supported these two specific government actions.
What are internal improvements (roads/canals) and the sale of public lands?
This Southern state passed the Nullification Act to void the federal tariffs.
What is South Carolina?
Discussions on states' rights during the Nullification Crisis drew inspiration from these two historical resolutions from 1798–1799.
What are the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
Although largely caused by Jackson's banking policies, the public blamed this president for the Panic of 1837.
Who is Martin Van Buren?
This term describes prioritizing the economic or political interests of one specific region over the interests of the entire country.
What is sectionalism?
Congress resolved the Nullification Crisis by passing this type of legislation proposed by Henry Clay.
What is a lower-tariff compromise?
Finish Daniel Webster's famous quote: "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and..."
What is inseparable?
This Whig candidate won the presidential election of 1840.
Who is William Henry Harrison?