Nullification Crisis
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The Nullification Crisis was an early 1830s political confrontation between the U.S. federal government and South Carolina over the state's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, testing the limits of states' rights and federal authority.
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Target entity: Nullification Crisis Context triple: [Jacksonian era, hasPart, Nullification Crisis]
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over the states and upheld the implied powers of Congress under the Constitution.
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Nullification Crisis Target entity description: The Nullification Crisis was an early 1830s political confrontation between the U.S. federal government and South Carolina over the state's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, testing the limits of states' rights and federal authority.
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A.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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B.
Wilmington insurrection of 1898
The Wilmington insurrection of 1898 was a violent white supremacist coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, in which elected Black and biracial city leaders were overthrown, Black residents were terrorized and killed, and a democratically elected government was replaced by white Democrats.
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C.
McCulloch v. Maryland
McCulloch v. Maryland is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that affirmed federal supremacy over the states and upheld the implied powers of Congress under the Constitution.
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D.
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was an 1831 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Cherokee Nation was a "domestic dependent nation" lacking standing to sue as a foreign nation, a ruling that shaped federal Indian law and the context of Indian Removal.
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E.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Gibbons v. Ogden was an 1824 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly affirmed federal power over interstate commerce, significantly strengthening national authority relative to the states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States history event
ⓘ
constitutional crisis ⓘ political crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nullification Crisis
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surface form:
Nullification Controversy
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| conflictBetween |
South Carolina General Assembly
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surface form:
South Carolina state government
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| constitutionalIssue |
interpretation of the Supremacy Clause
ⓘ
scope of state sovereignty ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | 1833 ⓘ |
| followedBy | increasing North–South sectional conflict ⓘ |
| governmentAction | passage of the Force Bill in 1833 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Tariff of 1828
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Tariff of 1832 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
assertion of federal supremacy
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heightened sectional tensions ⓘ precedent for secessionist arguments ⓘ strengthening of presidential authority ⓘ temporary resolution of tariff dispute ⓘ |
| involves |
Compromise Tariff of 1833
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Act of Congress ⓘ
surface form:
Force Bill
Nullification Crisis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ordinance of Nullification
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| keyFigure |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
Daniel Webster ⓘ Henry Clay ⓘ John C. Calhoun ⓘ Robert Y. Hayne ⓘ |
| legalBasisClaimedBySouthCarolina |
compact theory of the Union
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doctrine of nullification ⓘ |
| location | South Carolina ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
federal authority
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states' rights ⓘ tariff policy ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Unionists in South Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
Antebellum period in the United States
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| positionOfAndrewJackson | rejection of state nullification ⓘ |
| positionOfJohnCCalhoun | support for state nullification ⓘ |
| precededBy | debates over the Tariff of 1828 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Civil War causes
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states' rights doctrine ⓘ |
| resolvedBy |
Compromise Tariff of 1833
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political negotiation ⓘ |
| significance |
early test of states' rights doctrine
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foreshadowing of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1832 ⓘ |
| stateAction |
Nullification Crisis
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification of 1832
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| supportedBy | nullifiers in South Carolina ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Andrew Jackson presidency ⓘ |
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Subject: Nullification Crisis Description of subject: The Nullification Crisis was an early 1830s political confrontation between the U.S. federal government and South Carolina over the state's attempt to nullify federal tariffs, testing the limits of states' rights and federal authority.
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