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Jackson 5
Conflicts and Compromises Prior to Civil War
Question | Answer |
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Andrew Jackson passed a tariff in 1828 that South Carolina refused to pay. South Carolina threatened to secede (leave) the United States if they were forced to pay it. This was called the ______________ Crisis. | Nullification Crisis |
In 1832, this President was going to force South Carolina to pay the tariff that he had set. Carolina believed that it was too much | Andrew Jackson |
The high (protective) tariff that Andrew Jackson passed in 1828 became known as the _________________________. | Tariff of Abominations |
What year was the Tariff of Abominations passed? | 1828 |
What year did the Nullification Crisis occur, almost resulting in Civil War? | 1832 |
When Jackson did not back down from the tariff, South Carolina threatened to ____________________ from the United States. | Secede |
This man led South Carolina in their fight to nullify Andrew Jackson's tariff. | John C. Calhoun |
The Nullification Crisis ended when Henry Clay wrote a peaceful compromise. The next time a state threatened to secede from the U.S., however, it ended in which war? | Civil War |
John C. Calhoun helped South Carolina declare Jackson's tariff ______ and ________. | null and void |
This man was the President of the United States during the Nullification Crisis and said that seceding from America was not an option. | Andrew Jackson |
Which state tried to nullify Jackson's tax and threatened to secede if they had to pay? | South Carolina |
The Nullification Crisis brought up the question of whether or not a state had the power to declare a federal law ______________ (against the Constitution) | unconstitutional |
Which 2 causes of the Civil War was similar to the cause of the Nullification Crisis? Slavery, States Rights, Sectionalism, Tariffs? | states rights and tariffs |
Henry Clay wrote a compromise during this time period that drew an imaginary line. Under this line, slavery would be legal. | Missouri Compromise |
Was the Nullification Crisis of 1832 resolved peacefully or with war? | peacefully |
What man wrote a Compromise Tariff that made Jackson and South Carolina happy? | Henry Clay |
What is a tax on an imported good called? | tariff |
What year was the Missouri Compromise written, allowing Missouri to enter America as a slave state and Maine as a free? | 1820 |