Set 4: Nullification Crisis

Gag Rule
Congress passed a law making it ______ to discuss ______ in congress for 8 years.
Congressman ____ ______ ______ protested this for 8 years as limit on free speech.

illegal
slavery
John Quincy
Adams

Nat Turner
Let a slave revolt that killed over __ white people in Virginia.

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Theory of Nullification
____ _ _____
Because the nation is made up of several states, each state can nullify or ignore a law it believes is
___________
It also believes that a state can ______ if forced to do something it does not want to do
This is for the grand plan: wants south to be able to ignore slavery laws in future

John C Calhoun
unconstitutional
secede

What is wrong with this philosophy?

Webster-Hayne Debate
School children had to learn webster’s
______
Debate lasted for _ days over the theory of nullification

speech
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Webster said:
“Nullification would lead to our nation being like a ____ in the sand”
“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and __________”
“Our ______; it must be preserved.”

rope
inseparable
nation

Nullification Crisis
Vice-President ________ resigned
South Carolina decided to ______ the nations tariff laws and decided to secede from the United States and form their own _____

Calhoun
nullify
nation

President Jackson received a ____ bill from congress and was prepared to lead 100,000 ______ into South Carolina
Henry Clay reached a ________
Tariff compromise of 1832 to prevent war from breaking out

The Tariff would be lowered 10% over _ years

force
troops
compromise
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