Chapter 10.2 Part 1

Question 1

What did the tariffs of abominations do

Answer 1

Raised tariffs on raw material and manufactured goods

Question 2

What was the reaction to the tariff of abominations

Answer 2

The south was angry. In order to sell their products overseas, they had to reduce their prices. At the same time, they were forced to pay higher prices for manufactured goods. The tariff will help Jackson win the 1828 election

Question 3

Which tariff helped Jackson win the election of 1828

Answer 3

Tariff of abomination

Question 4

Define nullify

Answer 4

Means to reject, not follow, or ignore

Question 5

John C. Calhoun

Answer 5

Andrew Jacksons Vice President, from South Carolina

Question 6

Doctrine of nullification

Answer 6

Calhoun wanted to make sure to keep the country together so he came up with this principle. The doctrine said that states had the right to nullify a federal law that it considers unconstitutional.

Question 7

Why did Calhoun make ghetto doctrine of nullification

Answer 7

He believed in states rights, similar to Kentucky resolution. Calhoun’s theory would allow states to control what happens in their borders. Essentially the states would determine if a law from congress was constitutional or not

Question 8

Calhoun write his ideas about the doctrine of nullification down and presented it in the paper called

Answer 8

South Carolina exposition and protest

He didn’t fear controversy

Question 9

States rights?

Answer 9

Calhoun and s.c. will spark a debate that would last until the final bullet of the civil war. Should the power rest within the state or the federal government

Question 10

Daniel Webster

Answer 10

Considered to be one of the greatest speakers of his time( favored federal government)

Question 11

Robert Hayne

Answer 11

South Carolina senator(favored states rights)

Question 12

In the Webster-Hayne debate, what did Hayne and Webster wash argue

Answer 12

Hayne argued that nullification gave the states a way to keep the federal government in check. Webster argued that government power to rule was granted by the people and not the states

Question 13

Jackson vs Calhoun

Answer 13

Jackson was a southerner, but he wanted to keep the union together. In a toast for dinner, Jackson let the US know that he favored the union. This would make Calhoun and Jackson political enemies from then on

Question 14

In Jackson vs Calhoun: how to keep the union together

Answer 14

Jackson asked congress to reduce the tariffs that angered the south. The reduced tariffs were then not enough. South Carolina nullified the two reduced tariffs and began to threaten to secede

Question 15

Define secede

Answer 15

Withdraw from the union

Question 16

Jackson’s response to South Carolina threatening to secede if the government tried to collect tariffs

Answer 16

Congress passed the force bill which would let Jackson use military force to keep South Carolina in the union

Question 17

Force bill

Answer 17

Let Jackson use military forces to keep South Carolina in the union

Question 18

Who came up with a tariff compromise

Answer 18

Henry Clay

Question 19

What did the tariff comprise do

Answer 19

Helped ease the tension between the US and South Carolina. The compromise tariff would eventually reduce the tariffs backs to the 1816 level. They would pacify the south for the first time being

Question 20

Did South Carolina nullify the force bill

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

When was the tariff of abominations

Answer 21

1828(last month of John Quincy Adams presidency)