A states’ rights issue, the nullification crisis in the early 1830’s, was a dispute over tariffs. The North supported high tariffs to subsidize their fledgling manufacturing industry against the cheaper products that could be sent to the United States by Great Britain. The South was opposed to this tariff because it took away profits from cotton farmers based on Great Britain’s retaliatory tariff on cotton. When the Northern states, who dominated the House of Representatives, voted to renew the tariff, South Carolina threatened to nullify the tariff and even possibly secede. However, Andrew Jackson’s threat to attack South Carolina if they attempted to leave the union worked well enough to keep the state in the fold for the time being. Another states’ rights issue occurred in Georgia. Georgia lost the Worcester v. Georgia case but refused to release the missionaries or stop pushing for Cherokee removal. This test of states’ rights proved that a state could do as it pleased if there was not a unified attempt to by the federal government or other states to stop them.
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Questions
While many thing that slavery was the main dispute over states rights, what was the initial issue that started the conversation?
The north was pro-tariffs, while the south was anti-tariffs. What was the reason for each side taking their particular stance?
The fight over nullification eventually led to the south threatening to do what? How did Andrew Jackson react to this threat?
What other none slavery issue led to even more disputes about nullification?
What was eventually realized in regards to state rights?
The north was pro-tariffs, while the south was anti-tariffs. What was the reason for each side taking their particular stance?
The fight over nullification eventually led to the south threatening to do what? How did Andrew Jackson react to this threat?
What other none slavery issue led to even more disputes about nullification?
What was eventually realized in regards to state rights?