1. Conflicts Over States Rights
Chapter 12 Section 3
Conflicts Over States Rights Pg

2. Main Idea
Jackson struggled to keep Southern states from breaking away from the Union over the issue of tariffs.
Why It Matters Now
Disputes about states’ rights and federal power remain important in national politics.

3. How did the Northeast, the West, and the South stand on the issues of the sale of public lands, internal improvements, and high tariffs?
Northeast
West
South
Sale of public lands
for
against
no discussion in text
Internal improvements
for
for
against
High tariffs
for
no discussion in text
against

4. • Why did the South oppose high tariffs?
• What were Calhoun’s reasons for proposing the doctrine of nullification?
• Why did South Carolina threaten secession, and how was the crisis resolved?

5. 3)They hurt the economy of the South
4) He saw it as a way for the South to avoid paying tariffs and still stay in the Union
5) To keep the federal government from collecting the tariffs; resolved by Clays’ compromise tariff

6. Vice President of the US
States Rights Conflicts
Explanation
Key Players
John C. Calhoun
Vice President of the US
Proposed nullification because the tariff hurt the southerners.
Key Events
Calhoun resigns
Calhoun resigned as Vice President and is elected Senator from South Carolina
Causes
Tariff of Abomination
Was a lower tax, S. Carolina was not satisfied! They passed the Nullification Act and threaten to secede
Results
Nullification Crisis
Jackson threatens military action for defiance of federal law. He supported a lower tariff as a compromise, but at the same time asked Congress for a bill to allow him to use the army.
Back to Home

7. MAJOR ISSUES OF JACKSON’S PRESIDENCY
Visual Summary
MAJOR ISSUES OF JACKSON’S PRESIDENCY
Back to Transparencies