The Nullification Crisis

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a tax imposed by the government on goods imported from another country

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tariff

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to withdraw from an organization or alliance

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secede

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Which group would have been most in favor of the Tariff of 1828? Options: Northerners, Southerners, Western frontier settlers, Native Americans

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Northerners

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What caused the nullification crisis? Options: removal policies, election of 1828, northern trade policies, southern opposition to tariffs

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southern opposition to tariffs

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The Nullification Crisis occurred when

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South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

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What was Jackson's response to the Nullification Crisis?

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He threatened to use force against South Carolina.

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During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested? Options: the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions, the rights of states to override federal laws, the right of states to secede from the United States, the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

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the rights of states to override federal laws

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Who was Andrew Jackson's Vice President, who believed that states had the right to nullify (cancel) federal laws?

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John C. Calhoun

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Who introduced a lower tariff as a compromise?

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unchecked power of a ruler

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What event does this political cartoon illustrate?

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The Nullification Crisis