Conflict over States Rights Jackson Struggled to keep

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

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms Ø Tariff of Abominations Ø Key People John C. Calhoun Ø Doctrine of Nullification Ø Daniel Webster Ø Webster-Hayne Debate Ø Secession

Trouble in Paradise Ø Ø Ø 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

No Tariffs, ands, or buts Ø Ø Ø 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

No Free trade Ø Ø Ø 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

You ain’t nothin’ but a Calhoun-dog Ø Ø As South Carolina’s 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

The Great Debate Ø Ø Ø Calhoun’s 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

Heel Turn Ø Ø Ø 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 Jackson’s Political Enemy in the process

Splits-ville? Ø Ø Ø 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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