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_________ was a prominent South Carolina politician who served as Andrew Jackson’s vice president before resigning to champion southern interests in the Senate.
Who was John C. Calhoun.
_______ was a high protective tariff passed in 1828 that favored Northern industries but severely harmed the Southern economy by raising the cost of imported goods.
What is the Tariff of Abominations
_____ were a group of people that were originally a bunch of diverse groups that joined together.
What is the Whigs.
_______ was Andrew Jackson’s vice president.
Who was Martin Van Buren
_____ were regarding the powers reserved for state governments rather than the federal government.
What is the States' Rights.
______ is the time between election day and inauguration day for an outgoing president.
What is the lame-duck period.
______ was president for 30 days, then died from pneumonia that he caught at his inauguration.
Who was William Henry Harrison.
______ was a federal law proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun to resolve the nullification crisis, a conflict between the U.S. government and South Carolina dealing with federal tariffs.
What is Compromise of 1833.
______ was a Whig. He is known as “His Accidency” because he was accidentally a president.
Who was John Tyler
______ became president after John Tyler.
Who was James K. Polk